Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/streuną

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 *strew- (to spread around, strew). Cognate with Latin struēs (heap, pile).

Noun

*streuną n

  1. heap; pile
  2. hoard; treasure
  3. acquisition; booty

Inflection

Declension of *streuną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *streuną *streunō
vocative *streuną *streunō
accusative *streuną *streunō
genitive *streunas, *striunis *streunǫ̂
dative *streunai *streunamaz
instrumental *streunō *streunamiz
  • *striundiz
  • *striunijaną

Descendants

  • Old English: strēon, strīon; ġestrēon
  • Old Saxon: gistriuni
  • Old High German: gistriuni, kistriuni