Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/agluz

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰlo-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʰ- (repulsive, offensive, hateful, disgusting). Cognate with Old Irish áil (ignomy, insult), Ancient Greek ἀχλύς (akhlús, manure, dung), Ancient Greek ὀχλέω (okhléō, to vex, harass), Sanskrit अघल (aghala, bad, terrible), Sanskrit अघ (agha, evil, pain).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*agluz[1]

  1. cumbersome, tedious, tiresome, burdensome

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References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*aglu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 5