Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/druhtinaz

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 *druhtiz +‎ *-inaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrux.ti.nɑz/

Noun

*druhtinaz m

1. leader, lord, sovereign

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *druhtinaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*druhtinaz	*druhtinōz, *druhtinōs
vocative	*druhtin	*druhtinōz, *druhtinōs
accusative	*druhtiną	*druhtinanz
genitive	*druhtinas, *druhtinis	*druhtinǫ̂
dative	*druhtinai	*druhtinamaz
instrumental	*druhtinō	*druhtinamiz

Synonyms

• *fadiz
• *frawjô

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *druhtin
  • Old English: dryhten, drihten
    • Middle English: drihten, drihte
      • Scots: drichtin, drichtine
      • English: drightin, drighten, dright
  • Old Frisian: drochten
  • Old Saxon: druhtin, drohtin
  • Old Dutch: druhtin
    • Middle Dutch: drochtijn
      • Dutch: drochten
  • Old High German: truhtin, trohtin
    • Middle High German: trohtīn, trehtīn, trehten
      • German: Trechtein (obsolete)
• Old Norse: dróttinn, ᛏᚱᚢᛏᛁᚾ (trutin) — Runic form, nominative singular
  • Icelandic: dróttinn, drottinn
  • Faroese: drottin
  • Norwegian Bokmål: drott
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: drott
  • Old Swedish: drōtin
    • Swedish: drotten, drotte, drott (-en perceived as definite article)
  • Old Danish: drotten
    • Danish: drot
  • Old Gutnish: drotin
• → Finnish: ruhtinas