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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/harskaz

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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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Dissimilated from earlier *hardskaz, from *harduz (hard) +‎ *-skaz.

Adjective

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*harskaz[1]

  1. rough-textured, coarse
  2. harsh-tasting, sour, astringent

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *harsk
  • Old Norse: harskr (rancid)

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xarskaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 164