Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/blakrōną

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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]

Possibly a direct cognate with Latin flagrō (I burn). Equivalent to *blakōną (to burn, to blacken) +‎ *-rōną (frequentative suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈblɑk.rɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*blakrōną[1]

  1. to flash
  2. to burn, to scorch

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*blakrōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 47