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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kreustaną

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

Possibly related to Latvian skraustêt (to crackle) and Proto-Slavic *xrustěti (to crackle).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkreu̯.stɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kreustaną[1]

  1. to gnash, to grind

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *krustijan
    • Late Latin: *crusciō
      • Old French: croissir (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Norse: *krjósta
  • Gothic: 𐌺𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (kriustan)

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kreustanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 221
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