Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrawōną

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

From *þrawō (suffering, longing) +‎ *-ōną.[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈθra.wɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*þrawōną[1][2]

  1. to desire, long for
  2. to suffer, endure
  3. to threaten

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þrawōjan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546
  2. 2.0 2.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þrawōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 425