ᴺS. [G.] ^finna- v. “to trick, deceive, cheat, take in” (Category: Deceit)

ᴺS. [G.] ^finna-, v. “to trick, deceive, cheat, take in” (Category: Deceit)

Related

• ^finna- “to trick, deceive, cheat, take in” is similar in sense to Q. #fintalë “trick”

Derivations

• < √PHIN¹ “clever, skillful; neat, fine, delicate; skill, dexterity”

G. fintha- v. “to twist; to deceive, cheat, take in” (Category: Deceit)

References ✧ GL/34-35

Glosses

• “to twist; deceive, cheat, take in” ✧ GL/35

Variations

• fintha- ✧ GL/35
• ‽finta- ✧ GL/34; GL/35 (finta-)

Related

• fintha- “to twist; deceive, cheat, take in” probably really connected with fant ✧ GL/35
• fintha- “to twist; deceive, cheat, take in” [had its] last sense prob[ably] influence[d] by fim and finc ✧ GL/35
• fant “crooked, bent, bowed” cp. ‽finta- ✧ GL/34

Changes

• finta- >> fintha- “to twist; deceive, cheat, take in” ✧ GL/35

Derivations

• < ᴱ√FṆTṆ¹ “*crooked, twisted” ✧ GL/35 (fṇt)

Phonetic Developments

ᴱ√fṇt > fintha-

[ɸṇta-] > [fṇta-] > [finta-] > [finθa-]

✧ GL/35