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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/knawaz

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

Unclear. May be related to *knēaną, which is problematic itself. Alternatively, it could be related to *knūjaną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈknɑ.wɑz/

Adjective

*knawaz[1]

  1. strong

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old Norse: knár
  • Crimean Gothic: knauen

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*knawa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 295
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