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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grīnaną

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey- (to flash), with a nasal suffix. Kroonen connects it with Old Irish grían (sun).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣriː.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*grīnaną[1][2]

  1. to snarl, show teeth, grin
  2. to flash, give light

Inflection

  • *grainōną

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*grīnan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 190
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒrīnanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 143
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