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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stenaną

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)tenh₂- (to crash, sound, thunder, roar, moan). Cognate with Latin tonō (thunder).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈste.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*stenaną

  1. to sigh, to groan

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *stanjaną
  • *stēnijaną
  • *stuniz
  • *stunjaną
  • *stunōną

Descendants

  • Old English: stenan, stinan
    • Middle English: stenen, steynen (regarded as byforms of stunien)
  • Old Dutch: *stenan
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