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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lifnaną

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 *lībaną (to remain) + *-naną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliɸ.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lifnaną[1]

  1. to remain, to be left

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lifnōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 245
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