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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lahaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *lok-. Compare Old Irish locht (fault, vice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑ.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lahaną[1][2][3]

  1. to blame, fault, reproach

Inflection

  • *lahstuz
  • *lahstraz
  • *lahtrą/*lahtraz
  • *lakkōną/*lakōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lahan
    • Old English: lēan
      • Middle English: *lēen (attested in past tense lough)
    • Old Saxon: lahan
    • Old High German: lahan
  • Old Norse: *
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *laittadak

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lahan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*laxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 232
  3. Seebold, Elmar (1970) “LAH-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 321
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