Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrōzaz

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 pre-Germanic *kroHsos, from Proto-Indo-European *kreHs- (to stir).[1] Compare perhaps Proto-Slavic *krāsà (beauty);[2] see also the related *hrōzijaną (to touch, move, stir) for more potential cognates.

Alternatively a vṛddhi derivative of *hrasaną, an otherwise unreflected strong verb from Proto-Indo-European *kres-; compare *hraznō (wave) and the causative *hrōzijaną (to stir). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*hrōzaz

  1. active, stirring, moving; agile

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hrōza-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 249
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrōzaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189