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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waljaną

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 *wiljaną + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑl.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*waljaną

  1. to choose, to pick, to select
    Synonym: *keusaną

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *walljan
    • Old Saxon: *welian
      • Middle Low German: wēlen
        • Low German: wählen (perhaps influenced by High German)
    • Old Dutch: wellen
    • Old High German: wellen (inflected welit etc.)
  • Old Norse: velja
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌻𐌾𐌰𐌽 (waljan)
  • Proto-Finnic: *valit'ak (see there for further descendants)
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