Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dwēsaz

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

Compare *dusāną (to slumber); also Latvian dusēt (to sleep, rest).[1][2]

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*dwēsaz

  1. foolish, stupid
    Synonym: *stuntaz

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References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dwesa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 112
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “dwaas”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute