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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 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

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Verb

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*hinþaną[2]

  1. to reach for, obtain, catch

Inflection

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Derived terms

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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. 2.0 2.1 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) “*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