Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrewwaną

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.

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Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *krew-, *krow-, *krows- (to fall, beat, break, bruise). Cognate with Lithuanian krùšti (to smash, crash, bruise), Russian круши́ть (krušítʹ, to destroy).

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*hrewwaną[1][2]

  1. to grieve, to feel sorrow
  2. to cause regret, to rue

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hrewan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 246-247
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xrewwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186