Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grubaz

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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Origin uncertain. Possibly from Pre-Germanic *gʰrubʰos, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrewbʰ-. Related to Lithuanian grubus (rough), Serbo-Croatian grȗb (rough, coarse).

Alternatively from *ga- +‎ *hrubaz, related to Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (scabby, rough).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*grubaz

  1. coarse, rough

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References

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