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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lifnaną

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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 *lībaną (to remain) +‎ *-naną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*lifnaną[1]

  1. to remain, to be left

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*lifnōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 245