Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drahtuz

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 *draganą +‎ *-þuz.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɑx.tuz/

Noun

*drahtuz m[1]

  1. pulling, carrying

Inflection

Declension of *drahtuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *drahtuz *drahtiwiz
vocative *drahtu *drahtiwiz
accusative *drahtų *drahtunz
genitive *drahtauz *drahtiwǫ̂
dative *drahtiwi *drahtumaz
instrumental *drahtū *drahtumiz

Descendants

In the West Germanic languages the word was remodeled as a ti-stem.[1]

  • Old English: *dræht, *dreaht
  • Old Saxon: *draht, *drehti
  • Old Dutch: *draht
  • Old High German: *traht, (Central German) *draht
  • Old Norse: dráttr
    • Icelandic: dráttur
    • Faroese: dráttur
    • Old Swedish: dræt; drækt, drægt (analogical form, cf. Swedish täkt (“taking”) and taga (“to take”)[2])
      • Swedish: drätt; dräkt (merged with Middle Low German loan)
    • Old Danish: dræt
      • Danish: dræt; drægt (analogical or perhaps influenced by Middle Low German)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*drahtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 99
  2. ^ dräkt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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