Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrūtaną

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

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Etymology 1 edit

Derived from the iterative verb *hruttōną (to snore, roar).[1]

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*hrūtaną[1][2]

  1. To snore
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Etymology 2 edit

Related to *hreusaną (to fall) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

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Verb edit

*hrūtaną[3]

  1. To fall, fly, move quickly
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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hreutan- ~ *hrutan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 246
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xreutanan ~ xrūtanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xreutanan ~ xrūtanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186