Number: 1071
Root: k̂u̯en-
English meaning: to celebrate; saint
German meaning: `feiern; heilig(en)'
Derivatives: k̂u̯en-to- `heilig'
Material: Av. spǝnta- `heilig' (= lit. šveñtas, aksl. svętъ `heilig'), Komp. Superl. av. span-yah, spǝ̄ništa- `heiliger, heiligst', es-St. av. spā̆nah- n. `Heiligkeit';
wahrscheinlich got. hunsl n. `Opfer', ags. hūsl n. `Sakrament' (k̂u̯n̥-s-lo-);
lit. šveñtas `heilig', apr. swenta- in ON, aksl. svętъ, russ. svjatój ds.; ferner zu lett.svinêt `feiern, heiligen'.
References: WP. I 471, Trautmann 311, W. Schulze Kl. Schr. 366.
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