Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þragilaz

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 reconstructions

  • *þrahilaz, *þrēgilaz, *þrēhilaz, *þrigilaz, *þrihilaz

Etymology

*þragjaną (“to run”) +‎ *-ilaz (“-er”).[1]

Noun

*þragilaz m

  1. runner; gofer; servant

Inflection

Declension of *þragilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þragilaz *þragilōz, *þragilōs
vocative *þragil *þragilōz, *þragilōs
accusative *þragilą *þragilanz
genitive *þragilas, *þragilis *þragilǫ̂
dative *þragilai *þragilamaz
instrumental *þragilō *þragilamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þraxilaz ~ *þraʒilaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 424
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