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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *drōhsnō. Equivalent to *drōs (“dregs, sediment”) + *-snu.
Noun
*drōsnu f
- dregs, sediment
Declension
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Singular
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*drōsnu
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| Genitive
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*drōsnā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*drōsnu
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*drōsnō
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| Accusative
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*drōsnā
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*drōsnā
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| Genitive
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*drōsnā
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*drōsnō
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| Dative
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*drōsnē
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*drōsnōm, *drōsnum
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| Instrumental
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*drōsnu
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*drōsnōm, *drōsnum
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Descendants
- Old English: drōsna, drōsne (< *drōhsnǭ)
- Middle English: drosen, drowsyn
- Old Dutch: *druosana
- Old High German: truosana, trōsana
- Middle High German: truosen
- Alemannic German: Truese
- German: (obsolete) Drusen, Trusen