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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/reufaną

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 *Hréwpt, from *Hrewp- (to break). Cognate with Latin rumpō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreu̯.ɸɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*reufaną[1][2]

  1. to tear

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *reufan
    • Old English: rēofan
  • Old Norse: rjúfa
    • Icelandic: rjúfa
    • Faroese: rjúva
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: rjuva
    • Old Swedish: rȳva, riuva, riūva

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*reufan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*reufanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 303
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