Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sunjaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₁s-n̥t-yós, from *h₁sónts, participial of *h₁es- (to be). Dentals between *-n- and *-y- regularly lost. Cognate with Sanskrit सत्य (satyá).

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Adjective edit

*sunjaz

  1. true, real

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References edit

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