Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wringaną
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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
Probably related to Lithuanian rangýti (“to writhe”), pointing to a Proto-Indo-European *wrengʰ- (“to squeeze, wring”).[1] If additionally related to Ancient Greek ῥίμφα (rhímpha, “quickly, fast”), the root is to be reconstructed as *wrengʷʰ- (“to squeeze, wring”).[2]
Pronunciation
Verb
Inflection
Conjugation of *wringaną (strong class 3)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wringan
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*wringan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 596
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ῥίμφα”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1286
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wrenʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 472