Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrewwaną

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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

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *krew-, *krow-, *krows- (to fall, beat, break, bruise). Cognate with Lithuanian krùšti (to smash, crash, bruise), Russian круши́ть (krušítʹ, to destroy).

Pronunciation

Verb

*hrewwaną[1][2]

  1. to grieve, to feel sorrow
  2. to cause regret, to rue

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hrewan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 246-247
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrewwanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 186