Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/triwwiz
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *drewH-, *deru- (“firm, hard, solid, faithful, true”). Compare Old Prussian druwit (“to believe”), Old Irish derb (“certain”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*triwwiz (comparative *triwwizô, superlative *triwwistaz)
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *triwwiz (i-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *triwwiz | *triwwijai | *triwwī | *triwwijôz | *triwwį, *-jatō | *triwwijō |
| accusative | *triwwijanǭ | *triwwijanz | *triwwijǭ | *triwwijōz | *triwwį, *-jatō | *triwwijō |
| genitive | *triwwijas, *triwwīs | *triwwijaizǫ̂ | *triwwijaizōz | *triwwijaizǫ̂ | *triwwijas, *triwwīs | *triwwijaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *triwwijammai | *triwwijaimaz | *triwwijaizōi | *triwwijaimaz | *triwwijammai | *triwwijaimaz |
| instrumental | *triwwijanō | *triwwijaimiz | *triwwijaizō | *triwwijaimiz | *triwwijanō | *triwwijaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *triwwijô | *triwwijaniz | *triwwijǭ | *triwwijōniz | *triwwijô | *triwwijōnō |
| accusative | *triwwijanų | *triwwijanunz | *triwwijōnų | *triwwijōnunz | *triwwijô | *triwwijōnō |
| genitive | *triwwīniz | *triwwijanǫ̂ | *triwwijōniz | *triwwijōnǫ̂ | *triwwīniz | *triwwijanǫ̂ |
| dative | *triwwīni | *triwwijammaz | *triwwijōni | *triwwijōmaz | *triwwīni | *triwwijammaz |
| instrumental | *triwwīnē | *triwwijammiz | *triwwijōnē | *triwwijōmiz | *triwwīnē | *triwwijammiz |
Usage notes
[edit]- This word was not used to mean ‘truthful, correct’; for that the words *sanþaz and *sunjaz were used.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *triuwī
- Old Norse: tryggr
- Gothic: 𐍄𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌲𐍅𐍃 (triggws)