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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrēaną

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 *treh₁-, a variant of Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub, turn, pierce).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɛː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrēaną

  1. to twist, to turn

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þrēan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546
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