Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hradjaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *kret- (to shake, jostle). Equivalent to *hradaz (fast) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑð.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*hradjaną[1][2]

  1. to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*hraþa- ~ *hrada-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243: “*hradjan-”
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xrađjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 183