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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/snewaną

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 *snew- (to be fleet; flow; run; trickle). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *snuti (to shuttle, to warp (yarn, thread)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsne.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*snewaną[1]

  1. to rush, hurry

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *snewan
    • Old English: snēowan, snōwan
  • Old Norse: snúa
  • Gothic: 𐍃𐌽𐌹𐍅𐌰𐌽 (sniwan)

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*snewan-~*snūan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 461
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