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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grōnāną

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 *grōniz (green) + *-āną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔː.nɑː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*grōnāną

  1. to become green, flourish

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grōnēn
    • Old English: grēnian
      • Middle English: grenen
    • Old Frisian: *grēnia
      • West Frisian: grienje
      • Saterland Frisian: gräinje
    • Old Saxon: *grōnōn
    • Old Dutch: *gruonon, gruonen (attested as an intransitive class 1 weak verb, which suggests an early merger)
    • Old High German: gruonēn
      • Middle High German: gruonen
  • Old Norse: gróna
    • Icelandic: gróna
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