Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrewwaną

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *trew(H)- (to nourish, to grow).

Pronunciation

Verb

*þrewwaną[1]

  1. to grow, to thrive

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þreuwan
    • Old High German: driuwan

References

  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*þrewan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 546