Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōrōną

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 *hōrą (adultery) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Verb edit

*hōrōną[1]

  1. to commit adultery

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: horian
  • Old High German: huorōn
  • Old Norse: hóra

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hōrōjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240