Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kreustaną
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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
Possibly related to Latvian skraustêt (“to crackle”) and Proto-Slavic *xrustěti (“to crackle”) (compare Russian хруст (xrust, “to crackle, crunch”), which is considered to be imitative).
Pronunciation
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *krustijan
- Old Norse: *krjósta
- Gothic: 𐌺𐍂𐌹𐌿𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌽 (kriustan)
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*kreustanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 221