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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hristijaną

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

Related to *hrisjaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxris.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*hristijaną[1]

  1. to shake
  2. to braid

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hristijan
    • Old Saxon: *hristian
      • Middle Low German: risten
    • Old Dutch: *risten
      • Middle Dutch: risten
        • Dutch: risten
  • Old Norse: hrista

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*xristjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187
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