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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hreusaną

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

Likely related to *hreutaną, *hrūtaną (to fall). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxreu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hreusaną[1]

  1. to fall
  2. to rush

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hreusan
  • >? Old Norse: hrjósa
    • Icelandic: hrjósa
    • Norwegian:
      Nynorsk: rjosa
    • Swedish: rysa

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xreusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 186
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