Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þrau

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *þrawō.

Noun

*þrau f[1]

  1. threat

Inflection

wō-stem
Singular
Nominative *þrau
Genitive *þrawā
Singular Plural
Nominative *þrau *þrawō
Accusative *þrawā *þrawā
Genitive *þrawā *þrawō
Dative *þrawē *þrawōm, *þraum
Instrumental *þrau *þrawōm, *þraum

Descendants

  • Old English: þrēa
  • Old Saxon: *thrā
    • Old Saxon: thrāwerk (“pain”)
  • Old High German: drawa, drowa, drōa

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 61: “PWGmc *þrau, *þrawā-”
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