Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/griwjaną

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 *ǵʰreh₁u-, *ǵʰreh₁- (to dawn, shine). Cognate with Hittite 𒅗𒊒𒌑 (ka-ru-ú, early; up to now).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*griwjaną[1]

  1. to dawn, begin to shine

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: *grýja (attested nominalization)

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*greujan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 188