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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/malaną

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 *melh₂- (to beat, crush, grind). Cognate with Latin molō (mill, grist, grind, verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.lɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*malaną[1][2][3]

  1. to grind

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “malan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 351
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*malanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 257
  3. Seebold, Elmar (1970) “MAL-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 344
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