Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/sturknaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

A fientive verb derived from a strong verb *sterkaną (attested only in its past participle), from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (rigid, stiff).[1][2]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*sturknaną[1][3]

  1. (intransitive) to dry up
  2. (intransitive) to thicken, congeal

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*sturki-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 488
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[1], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 259
  3. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*sturknōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 384