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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlināną

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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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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱley- (to lean). Cognate with Latin clīnō (slope, incline, bend), Ancient Greek κλίνω (klínō, bend, slant, lean).[1]

Verb

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*hlināną[1]

  1. to lean

Inflection

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Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hlinēn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlinōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 177