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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/weltaną

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 *welH- (to turn, to wind).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwel.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*weltaną[1]

  1. to roll, toss
  2. to turn

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old Norse: velta

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*weltanan~*waltanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 454
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