Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grētaną

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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 *ǵʰreh₁d- (to sound).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɛː.tɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*grētaną

  1. to weep, to cry

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • *grōtijaną (to make someone weep, bring to tears, causative)
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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*grētan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 187-8