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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from a Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (“to reach, sting”) (alternatively reconstructed as *kent-). While Kroonen adduces no cognates,[1] Orel compares Ancient Greek κεντέω (kentéō, “to sting, goad”), which is supported by Beekes; see the Greek for more cognates.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]*hinþaną[2]
Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *hinþaną (strong class 3)
Related terms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- >? Proto-Germanic: *hinþǭ ~ *hinþō[3] (or related to Old Irish ceinn)[4]
- Proto-West Germanic: *huntōn
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xenþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xenþō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 169
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hinnō-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[4], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 226-7