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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wedrōną

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 *wedrą (weather) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈweð.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wedrōną[1]

  1. to expose to the weather
  2. to change (of the weather)
  3. to be in a particular state (of the weather)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wedrōn
    • Old English: wederian, wedrian
      • Middle English: wederen
      • >? Middle English: wideren (to shrivel, dry up)
    • Old Frisian: widria
    • Old Saxon: *wedarōn
      • Middle Low German: wēderen, wedderen
    • Old Dutch: *wedaron
      • Middle Dutch: wēderen
    • Old High German: *wetarōn
      • Middle High German: wēteren, wētern
  • Old Norse: viðra

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wedrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 452
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