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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stūfijaną

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 *stūfaz (stump) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstuː.fi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*stūfijaną[1]

  1. To cut off, shorten

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stūfijan
    • Old Saxon: *stūvian
  • Old Norse: stýfa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*stūfjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 384
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