Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/driugijaną
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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 *dreugaz (“enduring, lasting”) + *-janą.
Pronunciation
Verb
*driugijaną[1][2] (North Germanic)
- to make enduring
- to eke out, supplement
Inflection
Conjugation of *driugijaną (weak class 1)
Descendants
- Old Norse: drýgja
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “dreuga-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102: “*dreugjan-”
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “đreuʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 75: “*đreuʒjanan”