Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/druknaz
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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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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Apparently from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”); compare the marginally attested Sanskrit द्रुहिल (druhila, “rough”) (< *dʰrugʰ).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*druknaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *druknaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *druknaz | *druknai | *druknō | *druknôz | *drukną, -atō | *druknō |
| Accusative | *druknanǭ | *druknanz | *druknǭ | *druknōz | *drukną, -atō | *druknō |
| Genitive | *druknas, -is | *druknaizǫ̂ | *druknaizōz | *druknaizǫ̂ | *druknas, -is | *druknaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *druknammai | *druknaimaz | *druknaizōi | *druknaimaz | *druknammai | *druknaimaz |
| Instrumental | *druknanō | *druknaimiz | *druknaizō | *druknaimiz | *druknanō | *druknaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *druknô | *druknaniz | *druknǭ | *druknōniz | *druknô | *druknōnō |
| Accusative | *druknanų | *druknanunz | *druknōnų | *druknōnunz | *druknô | *druknōnō |
| Genitive | *drukniniz | *druknanǫ̂ | *druknōniz | *druknōnǫ̂ | *drukniniz | *druknanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *druknini | *druknammaz | *druknōni | *druknōmaz | *druknini | *druknammaz |
| Instrumental | *drukninē | *druknammiz | *druknōnē | *druknōmiz | *drukninē | *druknammiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *drukn