Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drugą

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 *dʰrugʰ-o-m, thematicized from *dʰréwk-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive”) +‎ *-s. Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš (“lie, deceit”), and perhaps Proto-Celtic *drukos (“bad”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdru.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*drugą n

  1. (West Germanic) deception, delusion

Inflection

Declension of *drugą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *drugą *drugō
vocative *drugą *drugō
accusative *drugą *drugō
genitive *drugas, *drugis *drugǫ̂
dative *drugai *drugamaz
instrumental *drugō *drugamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *drog
    • Old Frisian: *droch
      • North Frisian: drōch
      • Saterland Frisian: Drog m
    • Old Saxon: *drog
      • Middle Low German: droch
        • Westphalian:
          Suerländer-Märkisch: Drǫg
    • Old Dutch: *drog
      • Middle Dutch: droch
        • ⇒ Dutch: drogreden
        • ⇒ Dutch: droggrond
        • ⇒ Dutch: droglicht
    • Old High German: *trug, *trog

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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