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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trūēn
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *trūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *drew-o, suffixed form of *deru-, *drew- (“hard, firm, strong, solid”) with reflexes as Latin dūrus (“hard, rough”), Old English trum (“strong, firm”), Old Armenian տրամ (tram, “firm, solid”), and Ancient Greek δροόν (droón, “strong, mighty”).[1] See *trūwāną (“to trust”).
Inflection
| Class 3 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *trūēn | |
| 1st sg. past | *trū?dā | |
| Infinitive | *trūēn | |
| Genitive infin. | *trūēnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *trūēnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *trūēniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *trūē | *trū?dā |
| 2nd singular | *trūēs | *trū?dēs, *trū?dēs |
| 3rd singular | *trūēþ | *trū?dē, *trū?dā |
| 1st plural | *trūēm | *trū?dum |
| 2nd plural | *trūēþ | *trū?dud |
| 3rd plural | *trūēnþ | *trū?dun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *trūē | *trū?dī |
| 2nd singular | *trūēs | *trū?dī |
| 3rd singular | *trūē | *trū?dī |
| 1st plural | *trūēm | *trū?dīm |
| 2nd plural | *trūēþ | *trū?dīd |
| 3rd plural | *trūēn | *trū?dīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *trūē | |
| Plural | *trūēþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *trūēndī | *trū?d |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 610, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 610
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