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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlammōną

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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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An iterative formation to Proto-Indo-European *kelh₁- (to sound), closely related to the strong verb *hlimmaną.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxlam.mɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hlammōną[1][2]

  1. to sound, to rumble, to roar

Inflection

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The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *hlamm- against *hlam-.

Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hlamōn
    • Old Saxon: hlamōn
    • Old High German: lamōn, hlamōn
  • Old Norse: hlamma

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen, “Reflections on the o/zero-Ablaut in the Germanic Iterative Verbs”, in The Indo-European Verb: Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, 13-15 September 2010, Wiesbaden: Reichert Verlag, 2012, pages 199, *hlam(m)ōn-
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlam(m)ōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 174