Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kerzaną
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gers-. Cognate with Latin garrio (“to chatter”) and Lithuanian gar̃sas (“sound”).
The expected form *kersaną is unattested, the current form with -z- arose by influence of the iterative *kurzōną.[2]
Pronunciation
Verb
*kerzaną[2]
Inflection
Conjugation of *kerzaną (strong class 3)
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *kerʀan
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kerranan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 213
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*kerzan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 285