Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haidraz

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
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]

Probably from unattested *haiþaną +‎ *-raz, equivalent to *koyt-ró-s, from Proto-Indo-European *keyt- (to shine). Compare the zero-grade form found in Sanskrit चित्र (citrá, bright, variegated).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*haidraz[1]

  1. clear, bright

Inflection[edit]


Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*haidra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 200