Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/druziz

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

Zero-grade i-stem derived from *dreusaną.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdru.ziz/

Noun

*druziz m

  1. a fall, decline

Inflection

Declension of *druziz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *druziz *druzīz
vocative *druzi *druzīz
accusative *druzį *druzinz
genitive *druzīz *druzjǫ̂
dative *druzī *druzimaz
instrumental *druzī *druzimiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic:
    • Old English: dryre (“fall, decline”)
  • Old Norse: drør (“phlegm, rheum”)
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃 (drus, “fall”)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*druzan ~ *đruziz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77
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