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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wrekaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“track, hunt, follow”). Cognate with Latin urgēre (“to be urgent”), Hittite ūrki- (“track”), Tocharian B werke (“to chase, hunt”), Sanskrit व्रजति (vrájati, “to go, walk, move”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwre.kɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wrekaną

  1. to pursue, to drive out

Inflection

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Descendants

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