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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/druziz

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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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Zero-grade i-stem derived from *dreusaną.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*druziz m

  1. a fall, decline

Inflection

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i-stemDeclension of *druziz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *druziz *druzīz
vocative *druzi *druzīz
accusative *druzį *druzinz
genitive *druzīz *druzjǫ̂
dative *druzī *druzimaz
instrumental *druzī *druzimiz

Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic:
    • Old English: dryre (fall, decline)
  • Old Norse: drør (phlegm, rheum)
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐍂𐌿𐍃 (drus, fall)

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*druzan ~ *đruziz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 77