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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rankijaną

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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 *rankaz (upright, erect) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈraŋ.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*rankijaną[1]

  1. to erect, to make stand upright
  2. to make proud

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *uzrankijan
  • Old Norse: rekkja

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rankjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297