Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrawō

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 *trouH-eh₂, from *trewh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθra.wɔː/

Noun

*þrawō f

1. a longing, suffering

Declension

ō-stemDeclension of *þrawō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þrawō	*þrawôz
vocative	*þrawō	*þrawôz
accusative	*þrawǭ	*þrawōz
genitive	*þrawōz	*þrawǫ̂
dative	*þrawōi	*þrawōmaz
instrumental	*þrawō	*þrawōmiz

Related terms

• *þrawōną
• *þrawjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þrau
  • Old English: þrēa
    • English: throw, throe
  • Old Saxon: *thrā
    • Old Saxon: thrāwerk (“pain”)
  • Old High German: drawa, drowa, drōa
    • Middle High German: drowe, drouwe, drō
• Old Norse: þrá, þrǫ́
  • Icelandic: þrá
  • Faroese: trá
  • Norn: trå
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: trå
  • Norwegian Bokmål: trå
  • Old Swedish: þrā, thrā
    • Swedish: trå, åtrå
  • Old Danish: thraa, attraa
    • Danish: attrå
      • Norwegian Bokmål: attrå
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: attrå