Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/seuþaną

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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]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂sewt- (to move about, roil, seethe), perhaps a t-extension of *(h)sew- (to burn), for which see *swīþaną (to burn, ache) for more. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *šutiti (to joke, jest), Lithuanian siaũsti (to play, rage).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈseu̯.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*seuþaną[1][2]

  1. to seethe; boil

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*seuþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 435
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*seuþanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 326