Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/freuþaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *prewtH- (to splash). Related to Sanskrit प्रोथति (próthati, to snort).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸreu̯.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*freuþaną[1]

  1. to froth

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *freuþan
    • Old English: āfrēoþan

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*freuþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155