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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/traustijaną

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 (firm, reliable) + *-janą or *traustą (aid, shelter) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtrɑu̯s.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*traustijaną[1]

  1. to make strong, make reliable
  2. to comfort, console

Inflection

Descendants

References

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