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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hē₂r
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *hiz + *-r. There is compensatory lengthening of the vowel after loss of /z/ before /r/ by rhotacism, but the origin of the e₂-vowel is not known.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xeːr/
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