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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/spruttōną

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 Pre-Germanic *sprudnéh₂-, a zero-grade iterative to *spreutaną (to bud, sprout).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsprut.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*spruttōną

  1. to sprout, germinate

Inflection

The original Germanic paradigm consisted of two stem variants, singular *sprutt- against non-singular *sprut-.

Descendants

  • Dutch: sprotten (early modern)
  • German: sprossen

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 470
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