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Where does “sauzijaną” come from?

sauzijaną (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic sauzaz, from Proto-Indo-European saus- — dry, parched.

sauzijaną (Proto-Germanic): to dry, sear; to become dry

Definitions

  1. to dry, sear; to become dry

Ancestry of “sauzijaną”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicsauzazdry, parched
2Proto-Indo-Europeansaus-dry, parched

Words derived from “sauzijaną”

  • seeren
  • seren
  • sēarian
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