Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrawō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *trowH-eh₂-ti, from *trewh₁- (“to endure, suffer”). Cognate with Lithuanian trivóti (“to endure”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθra.wɔː/

Noun

*þrawō f[1]

  1. a longing, suffering

Declension

Declension of *þrawō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þrawō *þrawôz
vocative *þrawō *þrawôz
accusative *þrawǭ *þrawōz
genitive *þrawōz *þrawǫ̂
dative *þrawōi *þrawōmaz
instrumental *þrawō *þrawōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrau
    • Old English: þrēa
    • Old Saxon: *thrā
      • Old Saxon: thrāwerk (“pain”)
    • Old High German: drawa, drowa, drōa
  • Old Norse: þrá, þrǫ́

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þrawō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 545-6
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