Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlankaz

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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]

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kleng-, *klenk- (to bend; wind; twist), though with no certain cognates outside Germanic. Possible extra-Germanic comparanda include Latin clingō (to gird) (which is only marginally attested), Tocharian B kleṅke (vehicle).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*hlankaz

  1. flexible; bendsome
  2. slim; slender; sleek

Inflection[edit]


Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: hlanc

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 228-9