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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wratōną

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

Obvious cognates are only found in Baltic. See Lithuanian rodyti (to display, show, present).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɑ.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wratōną[1][2]

  1. to wander, roam
  2. to travel

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wratlōn
    • Old High German: *razzlōn
  • Old Norse: rata
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌽 (wratōn)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wratōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 595
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wratōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 471
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