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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/druknaz

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 forms

  • *druhnaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (to strengthen; become hard or solid), from *dʰer- (to hold, hold fast, support).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdruk.nɑz/

Adjective

*druknaz

  1. dry

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *drukn
    • Old High German: trukkan, truckan, trokkan
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