Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreuzaz
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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
Alternative reconstructions
Etymology
Nominal formation from *dreusaną (“to fall”), that is, "the liquid that falls" > "blood".[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*dreuzaz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *dreuzaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *dreuzaz | *dreuzōz, *dreuzōs | |
| vocative | *dreuz | *dreuzōz, *dreuzōs | |
| accusative | *dreuzą | *dreuzanz | |
| genitive | *dreuzas, *driuzis | *dreuzǫ̂ | |
| dative | *dreuzai | *dreuzamaz | |
| instrumental | *dreuzō | *dreuzamiz | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: drēor m
- Old Saxon: drōr m (< *drauzaz)
- Old High German: trōr m (< *drauzaz)
- Middle High German: trōr m or n
- Old Norse: dreyri (< *drauzijô m)
- Icelandic: dreyri
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*đrauzaz ~ *đrauzjōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75