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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wraiþijaną

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 *wraiþaz (twisted, angry, cruel) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwrɑi̯.θi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wraiþijaną[1]

  1. to anger
  2. to curl

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wraiþijan
    • Old English: wrǣþan
      • Middle English: wrethen
    • Old Saxon: wrēthian
      • Middle Low German: wrêden, wreiden
    • Old Dutch: *wrēthen, *wreithen
      • Middle Dutch: wrêden
    • Old High German: reiden
  • Old Norse: reiða, vreiða

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wraiþjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 471
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