Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wlītaną

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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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *wleyd(ʰ)- or *wleyt-. Further etymology uncertain, but probably from Proto-Indo-European *wel- (to see).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*wlītaną[1][2]

  1. to see, look

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *wlītan
    • Old English: wlītan
      • English: wlite (revived)
  • Old Norse: líta

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wlītan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 591
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wlītanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 469