Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þurznaną
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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
Etymology
From *þursuz (“dry”) + *-naną.
Pronunciation
Verb
*þurznaną[1]
- (intransitive) to dry out
- to wither
Inflection
Conjugation of *þurznaną (weak class 4)
Related terms
Descendants
- Old Norse: þorna
- ⇒ Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐌸𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐌽𐌰𐌽 (gaþaursnan)
Further reading
- Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 217