Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrautą

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

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

• *þrautijaną
• *þrautōną

Descendants

• Old English: þrēat m
  • Middle English: thræt, thrat, thret, threte
    • Scots: threte, thret, threit
    • English: threat
• Old Saxon: *thrōt
  • Middle Low German: drot, drōt, drôt m
• Old High German: *drōz
  • Middle High German: drōz m
• Old Norse: þraut f
  • Icelandic: þraut
  • (Faroese: treyt)
  • Norwegian: traut f; traute m