Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hreudaną

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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According to Pokorny, from Proto-Indo-European *krewH- (to heap up) and cognate with Lithuanian kráuju, kráuti (to put on top of each other) and Proto-Slavic *krỳti (to cover).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxreu̯.ðɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hreudaną[2]

  1. to cover
  2. to adorn, to decorate

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hreudan
  • Old Norse: hrjóða (only attested in the past participle hroðinn)

References

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  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1513”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1513
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xreuđanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186