Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlankijaną

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 *hlankaz (flexible, slim) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxlɑŋ.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hlankijaną[2][1]

  1. to twist, bend, flex

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hlankijō *hlankijaų *hlankijai ?
2nd singular *hlankīsi *hlankijais *hlankī *hlankijasai *hlankijaisau
3rd singular *hlankīþi *hlankijai *hlankijaþau *hlankijaþai *hlankijaiþau
1st dual *hlankijōs *hlankijaiw
2nd dual *hlankijaþiz *hlankijaiþiz *hlankijaþiz
1st plural *hlankijamaz *hlankijaim *hlankijanþai *hlankijainþau
2nd plural *hlankīþ *hlankijaiþ *hlankīþ *hlankijanþai *hlankijainþau
3rd plural *hlankijanþi *hlankijain *hlankijanþau *hlankijanþai *hlankijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *hlankidǭ *hlankidēdį̄
2nd singular *hlankidēz *hlankidēdīz
3rd singular *hlankidē *hlankidēdī
1st dual *hlankidēdū *hlankidēdīw
2nd dual *hlankidēdudiz *hlankidēdīdiz
1st plural *hlankidēdum *hlankidēdīm
2nd plural *hlankidēdud *hlankidēdīd
3rd plural *hlankidēdun *hlankidēdīn
present past
participles *hlankijandz *hlankidaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hlankijan
    • Old English: *hlenċan
      • Old English: ġehlenċan
    • Old Saxon: *hlenken
    • Old High German: *lenken
      • Middle High German: lenken
      • Old High German: irlenken
        • Middle High German: erlenken
      • Old High German: ūzlenken
  • Old Norse: hlekkja

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hlankjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 228
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlankjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 175