Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hnawwaz

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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.

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *knew- (to scrape; scratch; rub).

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Adjective[edit]

*hnawwaz

  1. tight; narrow
  2. sparse; meager; lean; scarce

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