gher-1

    gher-1

    English meaning: expr. root

    Deutsche Übersetzung: in Schallworten

    Note: mostly only newer parallel Wortschöpfungen, frequent, often with expressive vowel change and Gemination

    Material: O.Ind. gharghara-ḥ “ rattling, clashing, gargling, gurgling “, m. “ rattling, laughter “, ghargharita- n. “ grunting “, ghurghura-ḥ “ a gargling sound “, ghurghurī “ cricket “, ghurghurüyatē “ whizzes, hums “; Maybe Alb. gurgullon “ water sounds “, gurrë “water spring” Lat. hirrīre “ whimper, growl “ (“rr” with i vocalized as reproduction of of high tone); O.E. gierran st. V. ‘sound, clink, creak, babble, chatter “, Ger. girren (M.H.G. also garren, gurren), Swe. Nor. garpa “rant, roister, brag, boast”, O.Ice. garpr “ intrepid pugnacious person”; Nor. dial. garta “joke, chat, prate, grunt”; O.E. gierman, Nor. garma “roar, bellow”, O.N. garmr “dog”; further O.E. gryllan “ gnash, rage “, M.H.G. grellen st. V. “ piercingly, before rage shouts “, grel “rough, grell, angry, irate”, Dutch grollen “murmur, be angry, irate”, M.H.G. grũllen “ scoff “, Ger. grollen; R.C.S. gъrkati “ coo “, Cz. hrčeti “rattle, clash, purr, murmur”, hrkati “crack, creak, burr “; Slov. gŕgati “ gargle, coo “; Maybe Alb. grykë “ throat “ : R.C.S. gъrkati “ coo “ here perhaps ghrē-d- in Goth. grētan, O.N. grüta, asächs. grütan , O.E. grǣ tan (gréotan after réotan ds.), Ger. Alem. grǟtsǝ “weep, cry, lament “; ablaut. causative O.Ice. greta “reduce to tears, bring to tears”, O.E. gräetan “ assail, greet “, asächs. grōtian “ call “, O.H.G. gruozen, Ger. grũßen ; O.N. grütr m. “ weeping, cry “, O.H.G. grüz “fury”; ghrē-dh- in O.E. grǣ dan “call, shout, cry”.

    References: WP. I 605.