Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/triwwiz

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 *drewH-, *deru- (“firm, hard, solid, faithful, true”). Compare Old Prussian druwit (“to believe”), Old Irish derb (“certain”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtriw.wiz/

Adjective

*triwwiz (comparative *triwwizô, superlative *triwwistaz)

  1. true, faithful

Inflection

Declension of *triwwiz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *triwwiz *triwwī *triwwį, *-jatō *triwwijai *triwwijôz *triwwijō
accusative *triwwijanǭ *triwwijǭ *triwwį, *-jatō *triwwijanz *triwwijōz *triwwijō
genitive *triwwijas, *triwwīs *triwwijaizōz *triwwijas, *triwwīs *triwwijaizǫ̂ *triwwijaizǫ̂ *triwwijaizǫ̂
dative *triwwijammai *triwwijaizōi *triwwijammai *triwwijaimaz *triwwijaimaz *triwwijaimaz
instrumental *triwwijanō *triwwijaizō *triwwijanō *triwwijaimiz *triwwijaimiz *triwwijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *triwwijô *triwwijǭ *triwwijô *triwwijaniz *triwwijōniz *triwwijōnō
accusative *triwwijanų *triwwijōnų *triwwijô *triwwijanunz *triwwijōnunz *triwwijōnō
genitive *triwwīniz *triwwijōniz *triwwīniz *triwwijanǫ̂ *triwwijōnǫ̂ *triwwijanǫ̂
dative *triwwīni *triwwijōni *triwwīni *triwwijammaz *triwwijōmaz *triwwijammaz
instrumental *triwwīnē *triwwijōnē *triwwīnē *triwwijammiz *triwwijōmiz *triwwijammiz

Usage notes

  • This word was not used to mean ‘truthful, correct’; for that the words *sanþaz and *sunjaz were used.

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*trewwu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 523
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