Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sanþaz

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 *h₁s-ónt-s (being, existing), the present participle of *h₁es- (to be) (from which the present forms of *wesaną). Compare also *sundī (guilt, misdeed), an abstract noun derived from *h₁sóntih₂, genitive *h₁sn̥tyéh₂s, the feminine form of the participle.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*sanþaz

  1. true, truthful, correct

Inflection

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