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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ardugaz

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *h₃érdʰ-u-s, from *h₃erdʰ- +‎ *-us. Cognate with Latin arduus.

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈɑr.du.ɣɑz/

Adjective

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*ardugaz[1]

  1. steep

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: ǫrðugr

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*arduga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 33