Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wraitijaną

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 *wrītaną (scratch, carve) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈwrɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*wraitijaną[1][2]

  1. to vex
  2. to excite

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wraitijan
    • Old High German: reizen
  • Old Norse: reita

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wraitjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 594
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wraitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 471