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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwassaz

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 *kʷh₁dstós (sharpened).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɑs.sɑz/

Adjective

*hwassaz

  1. sharp

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: hwæss
  • Old Saxon: hwass
  • Old High German: was
  • Old Norse: hvass
  • Gothic: *𐍈𐌰𐍃𐍃 (*ƕass) or *𐍈𐌰𐍄𐍃 (*ƕats) (in 𐍈𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌰𐌱𐌰 (ƕassaba), 𐍈𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌴𐌹 (ƕassei))
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