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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/waigraz

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

Derived from Proto-Indo-European *weyk- (to fight).[1]

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈwɑi̯.ɣrɑz/

Adjective

*waigraz [1]

  1. resistant

Declension


Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: weiger, weger
  • Old High German: weigar

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*waigra-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 566
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