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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *hlahjaną + *-janą.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxlɔː.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/
Verb
*hlōgijaną[1][2]
- to make laugh
Inflection
Descendants
- Old Norse: hlœgja
- Gothic: *𐌷𐌻𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*hlōhjan)
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlōgjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 231
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlōʒjanan ~ *xlōxjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 178