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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrautą

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

Alternative forms

  • *þrautō (North Germanic)
  • *þrautaz (West Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (to squeeze; push; press).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɑu̯.tɑ̃/

Noun

*þrautą n

  1. affliction; agony; annoyance; displeasure; grief; complaint
  2. struggle; labour

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *þrautą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þrautą *þrautō
vocative *þrautą *þrautō
accusative *þrautą *þrautō
genitive *þrautas, *þrautis *þrautǫ̂
dative *þrautai *þrautamaz
instrumental *þrautō *þrautamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: þrēat m
    • Middle English: thræt, thrat, thret, threte
      • Scots: threte, thret, threit
      • English: threat
  • Old Saxon: *thrōt
  • Old High German: *drōz
    • Middle High German: drōz m
  • Old Norse: þraut f
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