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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/abraz

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 Pre-Germanic *h₃(e)prós, equivalent to the lost strong verb *afaną + *-raz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑβ.rɑz/

Adjective

*abraz [1]

  1. strong, severe, exceeding, immense, great, huge, terrible

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *abrijaną

Descendants

References

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