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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreugaz

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

Derived from *dreuganą (to serve, be loyal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdreu̯.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*dreugaz

  1. enduring, lasting

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: *drēog
    • Middle English: drey, dregh, dreȝ, dryȝ
      • English: dree, dreigh
  • East Frisian: dreg
  • West Frisian: dreech
  • Old Norse: drjúgr
    • Icelandic: drjúgur
    • Faroese: drjúgvur, drúgvur
    • Old Swedish: drȳgher
    • Old Danish: drȳgh, drø̄gh
      • Danish: drøj
    • Westrobothnian: drug, dröuw, dru
    • Elfdalian: driuog
    • Gutnish: draugar, dravvur
    • Scanian: dryğer

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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