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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagraz

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

Alternative forms

  • *fahraz

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *ph₂ḱrós,[1] equivalent to unattested *fahaną + *-raz, a ro-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (to fasten, place). Cognate with Umbrian pacer (gracious, merciful, kind), Slovak pekný (good-looking, handsome, nice).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.rɑz/

Adjective

*fagraz

  1. suitable, fitting, appropriate, nice

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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