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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *hrōzaz (“active, stirring, moving”) + *-janą. Possibly inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kroHs-éye-ti: according to Kroonen, a direct cognate of Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬁-𐬑𐬭𐬃𐬢𐬵𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀 (frā-xrā̊ŋhaiia, “to be shocked”), and according to Orel, of Proto-Slavic *krasiti (“to ornate”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*hrōzijaną[1][2]
- to stir
Inflection
Descendants
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hrōzjan”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 250
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrōzjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 189