Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abraz

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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *h₃(e)prós, equivalent to the lost strong verb *afaną +‎ *-raz.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*abraz[1]

  1. strong, severe, exceeding, immense, great, huge, terrible

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: afar (in compounds); æfr (possibly also from *aibraz)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌱𐍂𐍃 (abrs)

References

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