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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grōnijaną

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) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔː.ni.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*grōnijaną[1]

  1. to make green, to paint green

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *grōnijan
    • Old Saxon: *grōnian
      • Middle Low German: grönen
        • German Low German: grönen
    • Old Dutch: gruonen
    • Old High German: gruonen
      • Middle High German: grüenen
  • Old Norse: grœna
    • Icelandic: græna
    • Swedish: gröna

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*grōnjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 143
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