Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerraną

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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From Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- (to devour).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*kwerraną[1]

  1. to devour, glut

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Attested only in the past participle in Old English, but the verb itself must have lasted long enough for kw- to be restored in forms with zero-grade.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kwerran

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kwerranan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 228-229