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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lūtaną

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 *lewd- (to duck, crouch, feign, cringe, become small).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*lūtaną[1][2]

  1. to bow down, lout

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lūtan
    • Old English: lūtan
  • Old Norse: lúta

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lūtan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 345
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*lūtanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 252
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