Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hanþaz

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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 Pre-Germanic *ḱóntos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (to stab). Related to *hinþaną (to reach for, obtain); see there for more cognates (which Kroonen gives for this entry, but not for *hinþaną).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*hanþaz

  1. (North Germanic) sharp, clever

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: *hannr, sjónhannr

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hanþa-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 210