Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dreusan

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 *dreusaną.

Verb

*dreusan

  1. to fall

Inflection

Strong class 2
Infinitive *dreusan
1st sg. past *draus
3rd pl. past *druʀun
Past ptcple *droʀan
Infinitive *dreusan
Genitive infin. *dreusannjas
Dative infin. *dreusannjē
Instrum. infin. *dreusannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dreusu *draus
2nd singular *driusiʀi *druʀī
3rd singular *driusidi *draus
1st plural *dreusum *druʀum
2nd plural *driusid *druʀud
3rd plural *dreusand *druʀun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dreusē *druʀī
2nd singular *dreusēs *druʀī
3rd singular *dreusē *druʀī
1st plural *dreusēm *druʀīm
2nd plural *dreusēþ *druʀīd
3rd plural *dreusēn *druʀīn
Imperative Present
Singular *drius
Plural *driusid
Present Past
Participle *dreusandī *droʀan

Descendants

The continental forms with underlying *sk are due to confluence with Proto-Germanic *rūskōną.

  • Old English: drēosan
  • Old Saxon: driosan
    • Middle Low German: *drūsen
      • Low German: drusen, drusken
      • →? German: dräuschen (Central German; may be inherited, but not attested in Old and Middle High German)
  • Old Dutch: *driosan
    • Middle Dutch: druschen, druyschen
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