Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/turhtaz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Pre-Germanic *dr̥ḱtos, originally a past participle from Proto-Indo-European *derḱ- (to see).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*turhtaz

  1. light; bright; clear

Inflection[edit]


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Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: torht
  • Old Saxon: torht, toroht
  • Old High German: zorht, zoraht, zorft

References[edit]

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