Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flutōną

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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.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

The iterative of *fleutaną (to float, stream), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd- (to float, swim, fly).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlu.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*flutōną

  1. to float; drift

Inflection[edit]

The original paradigm consisted of two stem variants, *flutt- against *flut-.

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 149