Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrōwōndz

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 *þrōwōną (“to thrive, prosper”) +‎ *-ndz (“-er”).

Noun

*þrōwōndz m

1. an inhabitant of the area roughly corresponding to modern-day Trøndelag

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *þrōwōndz (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þrōwōndz	*þrōwōndiz
vocative	*þrōwōnd	*þrōwōndiz
accusative	*þrōwōndų	*þrōwōndunz
genitive	*þrōwōndiz	*þrōwōndǫ̂
dative	*þrōwōndi	*þrōwōndumaz
instrumental	*þrōwōndē	*þrōwōndumiz

Descendants

• Old Norse: þróndr
  • Icelandic: Þrændir
  • Faroese: trøndur
  • Norwegian: trønder, trøndir
    • → Danish: trønder, trønd
      • Norwegian Bokmål: trønder
• Old English: Þrōwendas (plural only)