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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rūskōną

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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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Variant (with formative k) of *rūsōną (to storm, whiz, roar, make a noise, be fierce), from Proto-Indo-European *rews-, *rewH- (to move, drive, agitate). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what are some proposed cognates for this theory?”)

Verb

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*rūskōną

  1. to make a noise; whiz; whirr
  2. to startle

Inflection

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Descendants

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