Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fraþjaną
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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 Pre-Germanic *prot-, o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *pret- (“to understand”). Compare, in particular, Lithuanian pràsti (“to become accustomed to”).[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
*fraþjaną
- (East Germanic) to understand
Inflection
Conjugation of *fraþjaną (strong class 6 j-present)
Related terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fraþjan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 153