Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kaurijaną

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

Etymology

Variant of *karjaną. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Alternative reconstructions

• *kazjaną
• *kaizijaną
• *kaizwijaną

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.ri.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*kaurijaną

1. to turn, sweep

Descendants

• Old Norse: keyra
  • Icelandic: keyra
  • Faroese: koyra
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kjøre
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: køyre
  • Old Swedish: kø̄ra
    • Swedish: köra
  • Old Danish: kø̄ræ
    • Danish: køre
  • Elfdalian: tjyöra
  • Gutnish: kåire
  • Scanian: køra
  • → Middle English: cairen, kayren
    • English: cair
• Old Dutch: kēren
  • Middle Dutch: keren
    • Dutch: keren