Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnīgwaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *kneygʷʰ- (to bend, to droop).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxniːɣ.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hnīgwaną[1][2]

  1. alternative form of *hnīwaną

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hnīwan-~*hnīgan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 236-237
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xnīʒwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 180