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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/swelaną

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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 *swelH- (to burn). Cognate with Lithuanian svìlti (to singe), Latvian svals (vapor, smoke), Ancient Greek εἵλη (heílē, warmth of the sun), and possibly Old Armenian նքողիմ (nkʻołim, to be parched, dried, tired, unwell).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*swelaną[1][2][3]

  1. to burn

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*swelan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 498
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*swelanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 393
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “SWEL-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 488