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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/klībaną

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 *gleybʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkliː.βɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*klībaną

  1. to stick, cling to

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: biklīban
  • Old Dutch: *clīvan
    • Middle Dutch: cliven
      • Dutch: klijven
  • Old High German: klīban
    • Middle High German: klīben
  • Old Norse: klífa

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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