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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sparrijaną

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 *sparrô (wooden beam, log) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɑr.ri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sparrijaną[1]

  1. to bar, to block

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *sparrijan
    • >? Old English: sperran, spierran, spyrran
    • Old Saxon: *sperrian
    • Old Dutch: *sperren
    • Old High German: sperren
  • Old Norse: sperra

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sparrjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 363
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