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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/traustalīkaz

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 *traustaz + *-līkaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑu̯s.tɑˌliː.kɑz/

Adjective

*traustalīkaz[1]

  1. reliable
  2. solacing, comforting

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *traustalīk
    • Old High German: trōstlīh
  • Old Norse: traustligr
    • Icelandic: traustlegur

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*trausta-līkaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
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