Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ausaną

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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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂ews- (to scoop). Probably related to Latin hauriō (to draw, scoop up) if the initial h- is indeed hypercorrect.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*ausaną[1]

  1. to scoop, to draw (a liquid)

Inflection[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *ausan
    • Old Saxon: *ōsan
    • Old Dutch: *ōsan
    • Old High German: *ōsan
      • Middle High German: ōsen
  • Old Norse: ausa

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*ausan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 43