Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hardijaną
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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 *harduz (“hard, severe”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
*hardijaną[1]
Inflection
Conjugation of *hardijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *hardijan
- Old Norse: herða
- Gothic: *𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (*hardjan), 𐌲𐌰𐌷𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (gahardjan)
- → Proto-Finnic: *kärcidäk (see there for further descendants)
- → Proto-Samic: *kiertëtēk (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xarđjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 162