Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlankiz

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.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxlɑŋ.kiz/

Noun

*hlankiz m

ring; chainlink
bond; fetter

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hlankiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hlankiz	*hlankīz
vocative	*hlanki	*hlankīz
accusative	*hlankį	*hlankinz
genitive	*hlankīz	*hlankijǫ̂
dative	*hlankī	*hlankimaz
instrumental	*hlankī	*hlankimiz

Related terms

*gahlankiją

Descendants

Old English: hlenca; hlenċe
- Middle English: lenke, linke (through confluence with Old Norse)
  - Scots: lenk, link
  - English: link
    - → Dutch: link
    - → German: Link
(Old Saxon: *hlenki; gilenki)
- (Middle Low German: lenke; gelenke)
  - (German Low German: Lenk)
(Old High German: *lenka; *gilenki)
- (Middle High German: lenke; gelenke)
  - (German: Gelenk)
Old Norse: *hlenkr, hlekkr
- Icelandic: hlekkur
- Norwegian Nynorsk: lenkje f
- Elfdalian: lekk
- Old Swedish: lænker
  - Swedish: länk
    - → Finnish: lenkki
- Danish: lænke
  - Norwegian Bokmål: lenke

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