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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrītaną

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 *wreyd-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwriː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wrītaną

  1. to scratch, carve
  2. to engrave, inscribe, write

Inflection

  • *writtōną

Synonyms

Descendants

References

  1. Antonsen, Elmer (2002) Runes and Germanic Linguistics, De Gruyter, page 27
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