Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wringaną
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Probably related to Lithuanian rangýti (“to writhe”), pointing to Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ-. If related to Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, “quickly, fast”), the root is to be reconstructed as *wrengʷʰ-.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]Inflection
[edit]Conjugation of *wringaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *wringan
References
[edit]- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῥίμφα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1286
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wringan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 596
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wrenʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 472