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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/triwwiz

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 *drew-, *deru- (firm, hard, solid, faithful, true).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtriw.wiz/

Adjective

*triwwiz (comparative *triwwizô, superlative *triwwistaz)

  1. true, faithful

Inflection


Usage notes

  • This word was not used to mean ‘truthful, correct’; for that the words *sanþaz and *sunjaz were used.

Derived terms

Descendants

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