Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrinhwaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *trenkʷ- (to beat, hew, press).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrĩː.xʷɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*þrinhwaną[1][2]

  1. to press, to push
  2. to force

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þrinhan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 547
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þrenʒwanan ~ *þrenxwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 426