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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/splītaną

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)pley- (to split, splice). Cognate with Middle Irish slis (shavings, splinters).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈspliː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*splītaną[1][2]

  1. to split

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *splītan
    • Old Frisian: splīta
      • West Frisian: splite
    • Old Saxon: *splītan
    • Old Dutch: splītan
    • Old High German: splīzan
      • Middle High German: splīzen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*splītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 468
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*splītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 365
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