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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to harass”).
Pronunciation
Verb
*þreutaną[1][2]
- to harass, weary
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þreutan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þreutanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 426