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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/karjaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *ger- (to scrape).

Alternative reconstructions

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑr.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*karjaną

  1. to scratch, scrape
  2. to sweep

Conjugation

  • *karō (scrapings, shavings, litter, debris)
  • *karstaz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: kerian, keren
  • Old Dutch: *keren, *kerren
  • Old High German: kerien, kerren, cherjen, cherren
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