Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/driugijaną

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *dreugaz (enduring, lasting) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈdriu̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb[edit]

*driugijaną[1][2]

  1. (North Germanic) to make enduring
  2. (North Germanic) to eke out, supplement

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: drýgja

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dreuga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102:*dreugjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “đreuʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 75:*đreuʒjanan