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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrekaną

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 *wreg- (track, hunt, follow). Cognate with Latin urgēre (to be urgent), Hittite ūrki- (track), Tocharian B werke (to chase, hunt), Sanskrit व्रजति (vrájati, to go, walk, move).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwre.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wrekaną

  1. to pursue, to drive out

Inflection

Descendants

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