Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/riurijaną

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 *riuriz (transient, perishable) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈriu̯.ri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*riurijaną[1]

  1. to spoil, to corrupt
  2. to diminish, to reduce, to depreciate

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*reurjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 303