Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/haisaz

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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

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Etymology

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Unknown[1]; the expected Pre-Germanic form would be *koysos~*ḱoysos; with forms in -r- being from the addition of *-raz (Kroonen, Orel) or conflation with *hairaz (Orel). Kroonen speculatively connects it with Albanian kirrem.[2] Perhaps related to *hwistlōną (to hiss).[3]

Adjective

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*haisaz

  1. hoarse

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 353
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hairsa-~*haisra-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 202
  3. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “heiser”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891