Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hanþaz

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 Pre-Germanic *ḱóntos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (to stab).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*hanþaz

  1. (North Germanic) sharp, clever

Inflection edit


Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: *hannr, sjónhannr

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN