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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturknaną

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

A fientive verb derived from a strong verb *sterkaną (attested only in its past participle), from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (rigid, stiff).[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsturk.nɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*sturknaną[1][3]

  1. (intransitive) to dry up
  2. (intransitive) to thicken, congeal

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sturki-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488
  2. Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 259
  3. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sturknōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 384
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