Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/traustaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-, *drewH- (“to be firm, hard, solid; tree”). Particularly close cognate with Old Irish druit (“close, firm, trustworthy”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑu̯s.tɑz/

    Adjective

    *traustaz[2]

    1. strong
    2. reliable, confident

    Inflection

    Declension of *traustaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *traustaz *traustō *traustą, *-at(ō) *traustai *traustôz *traustō
    accusative *traustanǭ *traustǭ *traustą, *-at(ō) *traustanz *traustōz *traustō
    genitive *traustas, *traustis *traustaizōz *traustas, *traustis *traustaizǫ̂ *traustaizǫ̂ *traustaizǫ̂
    dative *traustammai *traustaizōi *traustammai *traustaimaz *traustaimaz *traustaimaz
    instrumental *traustanō *traustaizō *traustanō *traustaimiz *traustaimiz *traustaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *traustô *traustǭ *traustô *traustaniz *traustōniz *traustōnō
    accusative *traustanų *traustōnų *traustô *traustanunz *traustōnunz *traustōnō
    genitive *traustiniz *traustōniz *traustiniz *traustanǫ̂ *traustōnǫ̂ *traustanǫ̂
    dative *traustini *traustōni *traustini *traustammaz *traustōmaz *traustammaz
    instrumental *traustinē *traustōnē *traustinē *traustammiz *traustōmiz *traustammiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *traust
      • Old Frisian: *trāst
        • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: getraast (modelled after German getrost)
        • ⇒ West Frisian: getreast (modelled after Dutch getroost)
      • Old Saxon: *trōst
        • ⇒ Old Saxon: *gitrōst
      • Old Dutch: *trōst
      • Old High German: trōst
        • ⇒ Old High German: gitrōst
    • Old Norse: traustr
      • Faroese: treystur

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*trausta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 521
    2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*traustaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
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