Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrewwaną

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 *trew(H)- (“to nourish, to grow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθrew.wɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*þrewwaną

1. to grow, to thrive

Inflection

Conjugation of *þrewwaną (strong class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þrewwō	*þrewwaų	—	*þrewwai	?
2nd singular	*þriwwizi	*þrewwaiz	*þreww	*þrewwazai	*þrewwaizau
3rd singular	*þriwwidi	*þrewwai	*þrewwadau	*þrewwadai	*þrewwaidau
1st dual	*þrewwōz	*þrewwaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*þrewwadiz	*þrewwaidiz	*þrewwadiz	—	—
1st plural	*þrewwamaz	*þrewwaim	—	*þrewwandai	*þrewwaindau
2nd plural	*þriwwid	*þrewwaid	*þriwwid	*þrewwandai	*þrewwaindau
3rd plural	*þrewwandi	*þrewwain	*þrewwandau	*þrewwandai	*þrewwaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*þrau(w)	*þruwį̄
2nd singular	*þrau(w)t	*þruwīz
3rd singular	*þrau(w)	*þruwī
1st dual	*þruwū	*þruwīw
2nd dual	*þruwudiz	*þruwīdiz
1st plural	*þruwum	*þruwīm
2nd plural	*þruwud	*þruwīd
3rd plural	*þruwun	*þruwīn
	present	past
participles	*þrewwandz	*þruwanaz

Derived terms

• *þrawjaną
• *þrūþiz

Related terms

• *þrūstijaną
• *þreutaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *þreuwan
  • Old High German: driuwan