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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/draugiz

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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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Seemingly from a Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (to strengthen; become hard or solid), from *dʰer- (to hold, hold fast, support). Related to Proto-Germanic *druknaz (dry); see there for more.[1]

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*draugiz

  1. hard, solid
  2. (West Germanic) dry

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*draugja- ~ *drūgja- ~ *drukknu-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 100