Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwēsaną

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ḱwes- (to pant). Cognate with Latin queror.[1]

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /ˈxʷeː.sɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*hwēsaną[1][2]

  1. to wheeze

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwāsan

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hwēsan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 266
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*hwēsanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 201