Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/druhtinaz

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 *druhtiz +‎ *-inaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrux.ti.nɑz/

Noun

*druhtinaz m

  1. leader, lord, sovereign

Inflection

Declension of *druhtinaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *druhtinaz *druhtinōz, *druhtinōs
vocative *druhtin *druhtinōz, *druhtinōs
accusative *druhtiną *druhtinanz
genitive *druhtinas, *druhtinis *druhtinǫ̂
dative *druhtinai *druhtinamaz
instrumental *druhtinō *druhtinamiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *druhtin
    • Old English: dryhten, drihten
    • Old Frisian: drochten
    • Old Saxon: druhtin, drohtin
    • Old Dutch: druhtin, druftin
      • Middle Dutch: drochtijn
    • Old High German: truhtin, trohtin
      • Middle High German: trohtīn, trehtīn, trehten
        • German: Trechtein (obsolete)
  • Old Norse: dróttinn, ᛏᚱᚢᛏᛁᚾ (trutin)Runic form, nominative singular
  • Finnish: ruhtinas