Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haidraz

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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

Probably from unattested *haiþaną +‎ *-raz, from Proto-Indo-European *keyt- (to shine). Compare equivalent construction Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, bright, variegated).[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

*haidraz[1]

  1. bright, shining
  2. clear (of the sky)

Inflection


Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*haidra-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200