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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wraistijaną

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 *wrey- (to turn; wrap; bind), an extended form of *wer- (to bend; turn). Related to Proto-Germanic *wristuz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɑi̯s.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wraistijaną[1]

  1. to wrest, twist, turn

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wraistijan
    • Old English: wrǣstan
      • Middle English: wresten, wrasten, wræsten
  • Old Norse: reista, *vreista
    • Danish: vriste
    • Norwegian: vriste

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wraistjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 471
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