Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahaną
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editUnknown; possibly related to Old Prussian twaxtan (“brushwood for bathing”), presuming Proto-Indo-European *twek-.[1]
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Pronunciation
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editInflection
editConjugation of *þwahaną (strong class 6)
Derived terms
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editReferences
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þwahan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 555
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þwaxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 431
- ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “ÞWAH-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 525