Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hidrê

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

Etymology

From *hiz +‎ *-drê. Structurally similar to Latin citrā (“on this side”) and citrō (“to this side; on both sides”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxi.ðrɛːː/

Adverb

*hidrê

  1. to this place, to here, hither

Descendants

  • Old English: hider
  • Proto-Norse: ᚺᛖᛞᛖᚱᛡ (hederᴀ) (Stentoften stone), ᚺᛡᛁᛞᛖᚱᛡ (hᴀiderᴀ) (Björketorp stone)
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐌳𐍂𐌴 (hidrē)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “xiđrēt”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 172
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