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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/slakwjaną

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

Causative of *slekwaną (to extinguish, go out). Further etymology unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈslɑkʷ.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*slakwjaną

  1. (North Germanic) (transitive) to quench, extinguish

Inflection

Alternative reconstructions

*slakw-eja-[1]

  • *slekwaną (to extinguish, go out)
  • *slukwnōną (to go out)

Descendants

  • Old Norse: sløkkva, slekkja

References

  1. Seebold, Elmar (1970) “SLEKW-*A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 431
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