Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þwahaną
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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
Unknown; possibly related to Old Prussian twaxtan (“brushwood for bathing”), presuming Proto-Indo-European *twek-.
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Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *þwahaną (strong class 6)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*þwahan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 555
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*þwaxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 431
- ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970), “ÞWAH-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 525