Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haidraz

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 from unattested *haiþaną +‎ *-raz, equivalent to *koyt-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European *keyt- (to shine). Compare the zero-grade form found in Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, bright, variegated).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*haidraz[1]

  1. clear, bright

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*haidra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200