< Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic

Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreuganą

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdreu̯.ɣɑ.nɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (to be deceptive; damage).

Verb

*dreuganą[1][2]

  1. to mislead, deceive
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰrewgʰ- (to hold fast; retain; support).

Verb

*dreuganą[3][2]

  1. to serve, to be a retainer
Inflection
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dreugan- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*dreuganan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 75-76
  3. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dreugan- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.