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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/argaz

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 *h₃orǵʰ-, *h₃erǵʰ- (to copulate). Cognate with Lithuanian aržùs, Russian ёрзать (jórzatʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*argaz [1]

  1. unmanly, cowardly, unworthy, indecent

Inflection


Derived terms

  • *argį̄
  • *argijaną
  • *argiþō

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*arga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 34
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