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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrēkijaną

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 *hrēką (saliva, snot) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɛː.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hrēkijaną[1]

  1. to spit
  2. to clear the throat

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrākijan
    • Old English: hrǣċan
      • Middle English: hræcen, *rechen
      • Old English: āhrǣċan
        • Middle English: arechen
  • Old Norse: hrækja

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrēkjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
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