Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wanhaz

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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 *wónkos (crooked, bent), from *wenk- (to bend, slant, incline, twist, turn). Cognate with Sanskrit वङ्क (vaṅka, curve, bend).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*wanhaz[1]

  1. bent, crooked, twisted

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*wanxaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 447