Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flutōną

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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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The iterative of *fleutaną (to float, stream), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (to float, swim, fly).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlu.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*flutōną

  1. to float; drift

Inflection

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The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *flutt- against *flut-.

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149