Appendix:Proto-Germanic/sanþaz

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      This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words 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 *h₁sónts (being, existing), the present participle of *h₁es- (to be) (from which the present forms of *wesaną). Compare also *sundī (guilt, misdeed), an abstract noun derived from *h₁sóntih₂, genitive *h₁sn̥tyéh₂s, the feminine form of the participle.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA: /ˈsɑn.θɑz/

      Adjective

      *sanþaz

      1. true, real

      Declension


      Related terms

      • *sunjaz
      • *sundī

      Descendants

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