Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sweraną

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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 *swer- (to ache, fester). Possibly related to Avestan 𐬓𐬀𐬭𐬀 (xᵛara, wound, hurt).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

*sweraną[1][2]

  1. to hurt
  2. to fester; ulcerate

Inflection

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*sweran”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 499
  2. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “SWER-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 494