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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/airiwakraz

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 *airi (early) + *wakraz (awake, watchful).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯ri.ˌwɑk.rɑz/

Adjective

*airiwakraz[1]

  1. early-awake

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *airiwak(k)r
    • Old High German: ērwackar
  • Old Norse: árvakr
    • Icelandic: árvakur

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*airi-wakraz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 9
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