Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/triuwī

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 *triwwiz +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix).

Adjective

*triuwī[1]

  1. reliable

Inflection

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *triuwī
Genitive *triuwijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *triuwī *triuwiju *triuwī
Accusative *triuwijanā *triuwijā *triuwī
Genitive *triuwijas *triuwijeʀā *triuwijas
Dative *triuwijumē *triuwijeʀē *triuwijumē
Instrumental *triuwiju *triuwijeʀu *triuwiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *triuwijē *triuwijō *triuwiju
Accusative *triuwijā *triuwijā *triuwiju
Genitive *triuwijeʀō *triuwijeʀō *triuwijeʀō
Dative *triuwijēm, *triuwijum *triuwijēm, *triuwijum *triuwijēm, *triuwijum
Instrumental *triuwijēm, *triuwijum *triuwijēm, *triuwijum *triuwijēm, *triuwijum

Derived terms

  • *gatriuwī

Descendants

  • Old English: trīewe, trēowe
  • Old Frisian: triūwe, triōwe
  • Old Saxon: triuwi
  • Old Dutch: *triuwi
  • Old High German: triuwi

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 249: “PWGmc *triuwī”
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