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MODERN ENTRY POINTS
WORD DOSSIERS
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ATTESTED / RECONSTRUCTED / BOUNDARY
HISTORICAL FORMS
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WHERE INTERPRETATION IS TESTED
CLAIMS & DISPUTES
SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 4
openprobableposition text
How broadly distributed is *ghos-ti-?
The reconstruction is supported by Germanic, Italic, and Slavic evidence but is limited to a western set of Indo-European branches.
openprobableposition text
What exactly did pro- contribute to Latin proverbium?
The pro- plus verbum structure is secure, but the reviewed sources do not force one modern gloss for the prefix’s semantic contribution inside the inherited saying term.
resolvedestablishedposition text
Did hassen once express hostile action or pursuit?
Yes in the reviewed historical accounts. Duden says the old forms also meant pursue; DWB labels hostile pursuit or persecution the original sense and cites Old and Middle High German alignments.
resolvedestablishedposition text
Does loaf guardian prove that every hlāford literally distributed bread?
No. The morphology is established; a literal social ritual for every speaker and use is not.
CONTRARIAN TRUTHS / 0
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BOOKS / DICTIONARIES / ARTICLES / DATABASES
SOURCES
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FIRST USES & HISTORICAL OBJECTS
ATTESTATION WITNESSES
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