Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kwerraną

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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 *gʷerh₃- (to devour).

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*kwerraną[1]

  1. to devour, glut

Inflection[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Attested only in the past participle in Old English, but the verb itself must have lasted long enough for kw- to be restored in forms with zero-grade.

  • Proto-West Germanic: *kwerran

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*kwerranan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 228-229