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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerraną

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 *gʷerh₃- (to devour).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʷer.rɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kwerraną

  1. to devour, glut

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

Attested only in the past participle in Old English, but the verb itself must have lasted long enough for kw- to be restored in forms with zero-grade.

  • Old English: *acweorran, acworren

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 317, 318
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