Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/druknaz

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

Alternative reconstructions

  • *druhnaz

Etymology

Apparently from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”); compare the marginally attested Sanskrit द्रुहिल (druhila, “rough”) (< *dʰrugʰ).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdruk.nɑz/

Adjective

*druknaz

  1. dry

Inflection

Declension of *druknaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *druknaz *druknō *drukną, -atō *druknai *druknôz *druknō
accusative *druknanǭ *druknǭ *drukną, -atō *druknanz *druknōz *druknō
genitive *druknas, -is *druknaizōz *druknas, -is *druknaizǫ̂ *druknaizǫ̂ *druknaizǫ̂
dative *druknammai *druknaizōi *druknammai *druknaimaz *druknaimaz *druknaimaz
instrumental *druknanō *druknaizō *druknanō *druknaimiz *druknaimiz *druknaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *druknô *druknǭ *druknô *druknaniz *druknōniz *druknōnō
accusative *druknanų *druknōnų *druknô *druknanunz *druknōnunz *druknōnō
genitive *drukniniz *druknōniz *drukniniz *druknanǫ̂ *druknōnǫ̂ *druknanǫ̂
dative *druknini *druknōni *druknini *druknammaz *druknōmaz *druknammaz
instrumental *drukninē *druknōnē *drukninē *druknammiz *druknōmiz *druknammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *drukn
    • Old High German: trukkan, truckan, trokkan

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*draugja- ~ *drūgja- ~ *drukknu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 100
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