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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/freusaną

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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 *prews- (to freeze; frost). Cognate with Latin pruīna (hoarfrost, frost).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸreu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*freusaną[1][2]

  1. to freeze

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*freusan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 154-5
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*freusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 113