Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wringaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

Probably related to Lithuanian rangýti (to writhe), pointing to Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ-. If related to Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, quickly, fast), the root is to be reconstructed as *wrengʷʰ-.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈwriŋ.ɡɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*wringaną[2][3]

  1. to squeeze, twist, wring

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ῥίμφα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1286
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*wringan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 596
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*wrenʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 472