Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōrōną

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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 *hōrą (adultery) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Verb

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*hōrōną[1]

  1. to commit adultery

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Saxon: horian
  • Old High German: huorōn
  • Old Norse: hóra

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hōrōjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240