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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīfaną

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 *h₁reyp- (to tear).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriː.ɸɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rīfaną

  1. to tear, rend

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 412
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