Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drabaz

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

An s-stem possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrobʰ-, o-grade of *dʰrebʰ- (“thickened sediment”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *droba (“sediment”) and possibly related to Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō, “to thicken, curdle”); see the Greek for more theories on the origin of the root.

Given the lack of certain cognates, M. Philippa suspects non-IE substrate origin. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑ.βɑz/

Noun

*drabaz n

1. dregs

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *drabaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*drabaz	*drabizō
vocative	*drabaz	*drabizō
accusative	*drabaz	*drabizō
genitive	*drabiziz	*drabizǫ̂
dative	*drabizi	*drabizumaz
instrumental	*drabizē	*drabizumiz

Related terms

• *drōbuz

Descendants

• Old English: *dræf
  • Middle English: draf
    • English: draff
• Old Dutch: draf
  • Middle Dutch: draf
    • Dutch: draf
• Old High German: *trab, trebir (pl.)
  • Middle High German: treber
    • German: Treber
• Old Norse: draf
  • Icelandic: draf
  • Faroese: drav
  • Old Swedish: draf
    • Swedish: drav
• → Proto-Finnic: *rapa (see there for further descendants)