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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hanþaz

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 *ḱóntos, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱent- (to stab).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɑn.θɑz/

Adjective

*hanþaz

  1. sharp, clever

Inflection


  • *hanþōną
  • *hanþraz/*hanþaraz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: *hannr, sjónhannr

References

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