Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hōrōną

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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 *hōrą (adultery) +‎ *-ōną.[1]

Verb[edit]

*hōrōną[1]

  1. to commit adultery

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: horian
  • Old High German: huorōn
  • Old Norse: hóra

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hōrōjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 240