Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frawaz

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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 Pre-Germanic *prow-os, likely from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (to jump, hop). Cognate with Sanskrit प्रवते (právate, to jump, leap).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*frawaz

  1. happy
  2. energetic

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN