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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haidraz

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 *koytrós, probably equivalent to an unattested *haiþaną + *-raz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)keyt- (to shine). Compare the zero-grade form found in Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, bright, variegated).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑi̯ð.rɑz/

Adjective

*haidraz

  1. clear, bright

Inflection


  • *haidą
  • *haidrį̄
  • *haidrijaną
  • *haiduz

Descendants

  • Old English: hādor, hǣdor; hādor (< substantivized *haidraz/*haidrą)
  • Old Saxon: hēdar
  • Old High German: heitar
  • Old Norse: heiðr

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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