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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hlūtraz

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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 *ḱluHdrós, equivalent to an unattested *hleutaną (to clean) +‎ *-raz, the former being an extension in *-d- from Proto-Indo-European *ḱlewH- (to clean).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*hlūtraz

  1. clean, clear, pure

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xlūtraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 178-9