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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flōdijaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Etymology

From *flōduz (flood) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɸlɔː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*flōdijaną [1]

  1. to flood

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: flēdan
    • Middle English: fleden
  • Old Saxon: *flōdian
  • Old Dutch: *fluoden
  • Old High German: *fluoten
    • Middle High German: fluoten, vluoten, vlüeten
  • Old Norse: flœða
    • Icelandic: flæða
    • Faroese: fløða
    • Swedish: flöda
    • Old Danish: fløthæ

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), *flōdjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 107
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