Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/burjaną

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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]

Zero-grade ye-present, pre-Germanic *bʰr̥ye/o-, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (to bear, carry).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*burjaną[1][2]

  1. to lift up; levy
  2. to be seemly; be fitting

Inflection[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*burjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*burjanan ~ *burjōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 64