Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drugą

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 *dʰrugʰ-o-m, thematicized from *dʰréwk-s ~ *dʰrugʰ-és, from *dʰrewgʰ- (“to deceive”) +‎ *-s. Cognate with Proto-Indo-Iranian *dʰrúkš (“lie, deceit”), and perhaps Proto-Celtic *drukos (“bad”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdru.ɣɑ̃/

Noun

*drugą n

1. (West Germanic) deception, delusion

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *drugą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*drugą	*drugō
vocative	*drugą	*drugō
accusative	*drugą	*drugō
genitive	*drugas, *drugis	*drugǫ̂
dative	*drugai	*drugamaz
instrumental	*drugō	*drugamiz

Related terms

• *dreuganą
• *draugaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *drog
  • Old Frisian: *droch
    • North Frisian: drōch
    • Saterland Frisian: Drog m
  • Old Saxon: *drog
    • Middle Low German: droch
      • Westphalian:

        Suerländer-Märkisch: Drǫg

  • Old Dutch: *drog
    • Middle Dutch: droch
      • ⇒ Dutch: drogreden
      • ⇒ Dutch: droggrond
      • ⇒ Dutch: droglicht
  • Old High German: *trug, *trog
    • Middle High German: truc, troc m
      • German: Trug

References

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