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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrawjaną

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

Etymology

From *þrawō (suffering, longing) + *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrau̯.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrawjaną[1]

  1. to desire, long for
  2. to suffer, endure
  3. to threaten

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrauwjan
    • Old English: þrēaġan
    • Old High German: drouwen, drōwen, drōen
      • Middle High German: drewen, dröuwen
  • Old Norse: þreyja

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þraujan”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546
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