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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þweraną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *twer-. Related to Sanskrit त्वरते (tvarate, to hurry).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθwe.rɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þweraną

  1. to swirl, turn, stir

Inflection

Derived terms

  • *þurjaną
  • *þwarǭ
  • *þwēriz
  • *þwirilaz

Descendants

  • Old English: *þweran, ġeþweran
  • Old High German: *dweran, gidweran
    • Middle High German: twern

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*þweran-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 555
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