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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/geusaną

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

Uncertain. Possibly representing a sigmatic aorist or s-extension to Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew- (to pour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣeu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*geusaną[1]

  1. to erupt

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *geusan
    • Middle Dutch: gūsen
      • Middle Dutch: gusen
  • Old Norse: gjósa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*ʒeusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 133
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