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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-, *drewH- (“to be firm, hard, solid; tree”). Particularly close cognate with Old Irish druit (“close, firm, trustworthy”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*traustaz
- strong
- reliable, confident
Inflection
Declension of *traustaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*traustaz
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*traustō
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*traustą, *-at(ō)
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*traustai
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*traustôz
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*traustō
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| accusative
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*traustanǭ
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*traustǭ
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*traustą, *-at(ō)
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*traustanz
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*traustōz
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*traustō
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| genitive
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*traustas, *traustis
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*traustaizōz
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*traustas, *traustis
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*traustaizǫ̂
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*traustaizǫ̂
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*traustaizǫ̂
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| dative
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*traustammai
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*traustaizōi
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*traustammai
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*traustaimaz
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*traustaimaz
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*traustaimaz
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| instrumental
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*traustanō
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*traustaizō
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*traustanō
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*traustaimiz
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*traustaimiz
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*traustaimiz
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| Weak declension
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singular
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plural
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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masculine
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feminine
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neuter
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| nominative
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*traustô
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*traustǭ
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*traustô
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*traustaniz
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*traustōniz
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*traustōnō
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| accusative
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*traustanų
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*traustōnų
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*traustô
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*traustanunz
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*traustōnunz
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*traustōnō
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| genitive
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*traustiniz
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*traustōniz
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*traustiniz
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*traustanǫ̂
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*traustōnǫ̂
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*traustanǫ̂
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| dative
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*traustini
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*traustōni
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*traustini
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*traustammaz
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*traustōmaz
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*traustammaz
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| instrumental
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*traustinē
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*traustōnē
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*traustinē
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*traustammiz
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*traustōmiz
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*traustammiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*trausta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 521
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*traustaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
