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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/huntōną

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

Underlyingly *hunttōną, an iterative formation representing Proto-Indo-European *ḱn̥t-néh₂-[1], from *kent- or *ḱent-, whence Proto-Germanic *hinþaną (to catch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxun.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*huntōną

  1. to hunt

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *huntô
  • *huntōþuz

Descendants

  • Old English: huntian
    • Middle English: huntien, hunten, hounten

References

  1. Guus Kroonen, Reflections on the o/zero-Ablaut in the Germanic Iterative Verbs, in The Indo-European Verb: Proceedings of the Conference of the Society for Indo-European Studies, Los Angeles, 13-15 September 2010, Wiesbaden, Reichert Verlag, 2012
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