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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrībaną

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 Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ-. Cognate with Latin scrībō.[1]

Verb

*hrībaną

  1. to scratch
  2. to snatch, to grab

Inflection

Descendants

References

  1. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “scrībō”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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