Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snauþuz

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 *ksnéw-tu-s, from *ksnew- (to scrape, sharpen).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*snauþuz[1]

  1. bald, shaved, naked
  2. poor, weak

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*snawwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 461