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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwīnaną

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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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According to Orel, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwey- (to slip away; dwindle; die), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (to die; pass away).[1] Given that Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰ generally becomes Proto-Germanic *w word-internally, according to Kroonen, this would rather be from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰey- (to decline, perish).[2]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*dwīnaną[2][1]

  1. to dwindle, to disappear

Inflection

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Descendants

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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*dwīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
  2. 2.0 2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*dwīnan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 112-113