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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/limpaną

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 *(s)lembʰ- (to hang limply).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlim.pɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*limpaną[1]

  1. to glide
  2. to go
  3. to suit, fit
  4. to happen

Inflection

  • *lampijaną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *limpan
    • Old English: limpan
    • Old Frisian: limpa
    • Old Saxon: limpan
    • Old High German: limpfan, limphan
      • Middle High German: limpfen, limfen
  • Old Norse: limpa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lempanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 240
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