Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/karzōną

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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]

An o-grade formation closely related to to the strong verb *kerzaną and iterative verb *kurzōną.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*karzōną[1]

  1. to creak (of birds)
  2. to grunt
  3. to murmur

Inflection[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*kurzōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 313:*karzōn-