Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drabaz
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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
An s-stem possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrobʰ-, o-grade of *dʰrebʰ- (“thickened sediment”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *droba (“sediment”) and possibly related to Ancient Greek τρέφω (tréphō, “to thicken, curdle”); see the Greek for more theories on the origin of the root.[1]
Given the lack of certain cognates, M. Philippa suspects non-IE substrate origin. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
Noun
*drabaz n
Inflection
| z-stemDeclension of *drabaz (z-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *drabaz | *drabizō | |
| vocative | *drabaz | *drabizō | |
| accusative | *drabaz | *drabizō | |
| genitive | *drabiziz | *drabizǫ̂ | |
| dative | *drabizi | *drabizumaz | |
| instrumental | *drabizē | *drabizumiz | |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: *dræf
- Old Dutch: draf
- Old High German: *trab, trebir (pl.)
- Old Norse: draf
- → Proto-Finnic: *rapa (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*drabiz-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 98-9