Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrangwaz

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

An o-grade adjective derived from *þrinhwaną (to press).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɑŋʷ.ɡʷɑz/

Adjective

*þrangwaz

  1. pressing; narrow; tight

Inflection


Descendants

References

  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN