Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/serþaną

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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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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Kroonen reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *sert- (to hit (?); to rub against, move obliquely against). Compare Hittite 𒊬𒋫𒄿 (šar-ta-i, to wipe, rub) and perhaps Welsh serth (obscene). Kloekhorst meanwhile argues for *serdʰH- based on Hittite.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*serþaną

  1. to hit; to violate sexually (apparently linked with rape, homosexuality and bestiality)

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) “*serþan- ~ *serdan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 433
  • Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008) “šarta-i / šart-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 737–738