From *dreuzaz (“liquid; blood”) + *-gaz.
*dreuzagaz
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *dreuzagaz | *dreuzagai | *dreuzagō | *dreuzagôz | *dreuzagą, -atō | *dreuzagō |
Accusative | *dreuzaganǭ | *dreuzaganz | *dreuzagǭ | *dreuzagōz | *dreuzagą, -atō | *dreuzagō |
Genitive | *dreuzagas, -is | *dreuzagaizǫ̂ | *dreuzagaizōz | *dreuzagaizǫ̂ | *dreuzagas, -is | *dreuzagaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *dreuzagammai | *dreuzagaimaz | *dreuzagaizōi | *dreuzagaimaz | *dreuzagammai | *dreuzagaimaz |
Instrumental | *dreuzaganō | *dreuzagaimiz | *dreuzagaizō | *dreuzagaimiz | *dreuzaganō | *dreuzagaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *dreuzagô | *dreuzaganiz | *dreuzagǭ | *dreuzagōniz | *dreuzagô | *dreuzagōnō |
Accusative | *dreuzaganų | *dreuzaganunz | *dreuzagōnų | *dreuzagōnunz | *dreuzagô | *dreuzagōnō |
Genitive | *dreuzaginiz | *dreuzaganǫ̂ | *dreuzagōniz | *dreuzagōnǫ̂ | *dreuzaginiz | *dreuzaganǫ̂ |
Dative | *dreuzagini | *dreuzagammaz | *dreuzagōni | *dreuzagōmaz | *dreuzagini | *dreuzagammaz |
Instrumental | *dreuzaginē | *dreuzagammiz | *dreuzagōnē | *dreuzagōmiz | *dreuzaginē | *dreuzagammiz |
This root appears to have become crossed with descendants of *drūsijaną (“to look down; mourn”).