Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ganhuz

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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Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰengʰ- (to stride, step),[1][2] but Kroonen rejects this derivation and treats the root as having no known etymology, also rejecting connections with Lithuanian guvus (agile, quick).[3]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*ganhuz

  1. fast, quick

Inflection

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Derived terms

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  • *ganhwiþō
    • Proto-West Germanic: *gą̄hiþu

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Marlies Philippa et al., eds., Etymologisch Woordenboek van het Nederlands, A-Z, s.v. “gauw” (Amsterdam UP, 3 Dec. 2009): [1].
  2. ^ Louis Guinet, Les emprunts gallo-romans au germanique (Paris: Klincksieck, 1982).
  3. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*ganhu-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 167f.
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