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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/maltijaną

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 1

From *meltaną (to melt) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maltijaną[1][2]

  1. to make dissolve, cause to melt
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *maltijan
    • Old English: mieltan
  • Old Norse: melta
  • Gothic: *𐌲𐌰𐌼𐌰𐌻𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*gamaltjan)

Etymology 2

From *maltą (malt) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈmɑl.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*maltijaną[3]

  1. to malt (for brewing)
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *maltijan
    • Old Saxon: *meltian
      • Middle Low German: melten
      • Old Dutch: gimeltian
    • Old Dutch: *melten
    • Old High German: *melzen
      • Middle High German: melzen
        • German: mälzen
  • Old Norse: melta

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*maltjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 351
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*maltjanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 258
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*maltjanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 258
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