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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/garrijaną

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 *gʰer- (to make a noise, rattle, gurgle, grumble).

Verb

*garrijaną

  1. to creak, grumble, grate

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *garrijan
    • Old English: ġyrran, ġirran, *ġierran
      • Middle English: ȝurren, ȝerren, ȝarren, yerren, yarren (merged with descendant of ġeorran)
        • English: yar
        • Scots: ȝarr, yirr, yerr, yarr
    • Old Saxon: *gerrian
      • Middle Low German: gerren
    • Old Dutch: *gerren
      • Middle Dutch: gerren
        • Dutch: gerren, gerriën (dialectal)
    • Old High German: *gerren
      • Middle High German: *gerren
        • >? German: girren
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