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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þweraną

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 *(s)twérH-e-ti, from *(s)twerH- (to stir; to propel).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθwe.rɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þweraną

  1. to swirl, turn, stir

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þweran
    • Old English: þweran
    • Old Saxon: *thweran
      • Middle Low German: dwēren
    • Old High German: *dweran, *tweran
      • Middle High German: dweren, dwërn, tweren, twërn
  • Old Norse: *þwera

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*þweran-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 555
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