Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrībaną

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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 *(s)kreybʰ-. Doublet of *skrībaną.

Verb[edit]

*hrībaną[1]

  1. to scratch
  2. to snatch, to grab

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*xrībanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 187