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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/laskijaną

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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 *leskaną (to stop, quench) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈles.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*laskijaną

  1. (transitive) to extinguish, to quench

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *laskijan
    • Old Frisian: *leska
      • >? West Frisian: leskje (uncertain, the second class weak inflection would be secondary)
    • Old Saxon: leskian
    • Old Dutch: lesken
    • Old High German: lesken