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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hreusaną

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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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Probably from Proto-Indo-European *krows- (to bump, strike, push); related to Ancient Greek κρούω (kroúō, to strike), Lithuanian krùšti (to trample).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxreu̯.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hreusaną[1]

  1. to fall
  2. to rush

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hreusan
  • >? Old Norse: hrjósa

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xreusanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 186