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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/traustaz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-, *drewH- (to be firm, hard, solid; tree). Particularly close cognate with Old Irish druit (close, firm, trustworthy).[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*traustaz[2]

  1. strong
  2. reliable, confident

Inflection

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Declension of *traustaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *traustaz *traustō *traustą, *-at(ō) *traustai *traustôz *traustō
accusative *traustanǭ *traustǭ *traustą, *-at(ō) *traustanz *traustōz *traustō
genitive *traustas, *traustis *traustaizōz *traustas, *traustis *traustaizǫ̂ *traustaizǫ̂ *traustaizǫ̂
dative *traustammai *traustaizōi *traustammai *traustaimaz *traustaimaz *traustaimaz
instrumental *traustanō *traustaizō *traustanō *traustaimiz *traustaimiz *traustaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *traustô *traustǭ *traustô *traustaniz *traustōniz *traustōnō
accusative *traustanų *traustōnų *traustô *traustanunz *traustōnunz *traustōnō
genitive *traustiniz *traustōniz *traustiniz *traustanǫ̂ *traustōnǫ̂ *traustanǫ̂
dative *traustini *traustōni *traustini *traustammaz *traustōmaz *traustammaz
instrumental *traustinē *traustōnē *traustinē *traustammiz *traustōmiz *traustammiz

Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*trausta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 521
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*traustaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409