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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hleutaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)klēw-, *(s)klew- (hook; to hook; to check, hamper, hem in; to shut, close, lock), a root that seems unattested outside Germanic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxleu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hleutaną

  1. to cast lots
  2. to be alotted
  3. to obtain by lot; beget; acquire

Inflection

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Old English: hlēotan
  • Old Saxon: hliotan
  • Old High German: hliozan, liozan
  • Old Norse: hljóta
    • Icelandic: hljóta
    • Faroese: ljóta
    • Old Swedish: liūta
      • Swedish: ljuta
    • Westrobothnian: ljuut, līot
  • ? → Proto-Finnic: *leütädäk
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