Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hradjaną

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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 *kret- (to shake, jostle). Equivalent to *hradaz (fast) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑð.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hradjaną

  1. (West Germanic) to loosen; set free; deliver; rescue; save

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hraþa- ~ *hrada-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 243:*hradjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xrađjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 183