Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tradō

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 *dreh₂- (“to tread, walk, step, run”). Cognate with Sanskrit द्राति (drāti, “to run”) and Ancient Greek δρόμος (drómos, “running”). See also *trudaną (“to tread”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑ.ðɔː/

Noun

*tradō f

  1. way; track; spoor

Inflection

Declension of *tradō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tradō *tradôz
vocative *tradō *tradôz
accusative *tradǭ *tradōz
genitive *tradōz *tradǫ̂
dative *tradōi *tradōmaz
instrumental *tradō *tradōmiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tradu
  • Old Norse: trǫð
  • → Proto-Finnic: *rata

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 408-9
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