Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drangijaz

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drangijaz. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drangijaz, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drangijaz in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drangijaz you have here. The definition of the word Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drangijaz will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofReconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drangijaz, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
 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 *dʰrengʰ- (“to hold, fasten”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *drǫgъ (“bar, pole”), Proto-Celtic *dringeti (“to climb”), and perhaps Sanskrit दृंह् (dṛṃh, “to fasten, make firm”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*drangijaz m

  1. stake; staff; crutch; support
  2. man; servant

Inflection

Declension of *drangijaz (masculine ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *drangijaz *drangijōz, *drangijōs
vocative *drangī *drangijōz, *drangijōs
accusative *drangiją *drangijanz
genitive *drangijas, *drangīs *drangijǫ̂
dative *drangijai *drangijamaz
instrumental *drangijō *drangijamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dranga”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 99f: “*drangi-”

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia