Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrainijaną

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 *hrainiz (clean, pure) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /ˈxrɑi̯.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*hrainijaną[1]

  1. (transitive) to make clean, cleanse

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*hrainjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 183