Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hinþaną

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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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Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *kent- or *ḱent-.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*hinþaną[1][2]

  1. to reach for, obtain, catch

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • >? Proto-Germanic: *hinþǭ ~ *hinþō[3] (or related to Old Irish ceinn[4])
    • Old English: hion (skull)
    • North Frisian: hann (lobe of the brain)

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hinþan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 227
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xenþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
  3. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xenþō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
  4. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[4], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN