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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/reutaną

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 *HréwdHti, from the root *HrewdH-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreu̯.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*reutaną [1]

  1. to cry, to wail

Inflection

Descendants

  • Old English: rēotan
  • Old Saxon: *riotan
  • Old High German: riozan, riuzan
    • Middle High German: riezen
  • Old Norse: rjóta
    • Icelandic: rjóta
    • Faroese: rjóta

References

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