Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hristijaną

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

Related to *hrisjaną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxris.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*hristijaną[1]

  1. to shake
  2. to braid

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hristijan
  • Old Norse: hrista

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xristjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187