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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/grōniz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *groh₁-ni-s, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (to grow, become green).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɣrɔː.niz/

Adjective

*grōniz (comparative *grōnizô, superlative *grōnistaz) [1]

  1. green

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz              *gelwaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwjaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwjaz              *baswaz, *gudawabjīnaz             

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*grōni-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 191
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