Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/trewwō

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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

A nominal formation from *triwwiz (“true, faithful”).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

*trewwō f

  1. fidelity, pledge

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *trewwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *trewwō *trewwôz
vocative *trewwō *trewwôz
accusative *trewwǭ *trewwōz
genitive *trewwōz *trewwǫ̂
dative *trewwōi *trewwōmaz
instrumental *trewwō *trewwōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*trewwō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 410
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