Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þruhtuz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *treg- (“firm, fast”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)terg- (“to be stiff; rigid”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrux.tuz/

Noun

*þruhtuz m

1. strength; fortitude
2. perseverance

Declension

u-stemDeclension of *þruhtuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þruhtuz	*þruhtiwiz
vocative	*þruhtu	*þruhtiwiz
accusative	*þruhtų	*þruhtunz
genitive	*þruhtauz	*þruhtiwǫ̂
dative	*þruhtiwi	*þruhtumaz
instrumental	*þruhtū	*þruhtumiz

Related terms

• *þruhtaz

Descendants

• Old English: þroht
  • ⇒ Old English: þrehtiġ
• Old Saxon: *thruht, *thrūth (in personal names and placenames)
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: Thrudbertus
  • ⇒ Old Saxon: Thruthburg
• Old Norse: þróttr
  • Icelandic: þróttur
  • ⇒ Icelandic: íþrótt
  • ⇒ Old Swedish: īþrǣt