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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrōgijaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *wrōk- (speech, complaint), from Proto-Indo-European *werh₁- (to speak, say, tell). Cognate with Russian врать (vratʹ, to lie, fib).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɔː.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wrōgijaną

  1. to tell, speak, proclaim, shout
  2. to accuse

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wrōgijan
    • Old English: wrēġan
    • Old Frisian: wrēia
    • Old Saxon: wrōgian
      • Middle Low German: wrȫgen, wrugen, rȫgen
        • German Low German: wrögen
    • Old Dutch: *wruogen
    • Old High German: ruogen
      • Middle High German: ruogen
  • Old Norse: rœgja
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐍉𐌷𐌾𐌰𐌽 (wrōhjan)
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