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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrūtaną

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxruː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

Derived from the iterative verb *hruttōną (to snore, roar).[1]

Alternative forms

Verb

*hrūtaną[1][2]

  1. To snore
Inflection
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrūtan
    • Old English: hrūtan
      • Middle English: routen, roten
    • Old Frisian: hrūta
    • Old Saxon: hrūtan
    • Old Dutch: *rūtan
    • Old High German: rūzan, rūzzan
      • Middle High German: rūzen
  • Old Norse: hrjóta (<*hreutaną)

Etymology 2

Related to *hreusaną (to fall) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Alternative forms

Verb

*hrūtaną[3]

  1. To fall, fly, move quickly
Inflection
Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hreutan- ~ *hrutan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 246
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xreutanan ~ xrūtanan I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xreutanan ~ xrūtanan II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186
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