Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrīstiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *tréystis (“stubborn”). Cognate with Latin trīstis (“sad”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθriːs.tiz/

Adjective

*þrīstiz

stubborn; resolute
bold; daring

Descendants

Old English: þrīste, þrīst
- Middle English: thriste, thrist
Old Saxon: thrīsti, thrīst
- Middle Low German: drîste, drîst
  - German Low German: driest
  - → Saterland Frisian: driest
  - → German: dreist
  - → Dutch: driest
  - → West Frisian: dryst
Old Dutch: *thrīsti
- Middle Dutch: drijste
  - Dutch: drijst (archaic)
Old High German: *drīsti, *drīst (unattested)

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