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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stahlijaną

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 *stahlą (steel) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑx.li.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*stahlijaną[1]

  1. to temper, to harden, to steel

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *stahlijan
    • Old English: stilan
    • Old Saxon: *stelian
    • Old High German: stehelen, stahelen
      • Middle High German: stehelen, stahelen
  • Old Norse: stæla

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*staxljanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 369
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