Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreuzagaz

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 *dreuzaz (liquid; blood) +‎ *-gaz (-y, adjectival suffix). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdreu̯.zɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*dreuzagaz

  1. bloody; gory
  2. sad

Inflection

Declension of *dreuzagaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dreuzagaz *dreuzagō *dreuzagą, -atō *dreuzagai *dreuzagôz *dreuzagō
accusative *dreuzaganǭ *dreuzagǭ *dreuzagą, -atō *dreuzaganz *dreuzagōz *dreuzagō
genitive *dreuzagas, -is *dreuzagaizōz *dreuzagas, -is *dreuzagaizǫ̂ *dreuzagaizǫ̂ *dreuzagaizǫ̂
dative *dreuzagammai *dreuzagaizōi *dreuzagammai *dreuzagaimaz *dreuzagaimaz *dreuzagaimaz
instrumental *dreuzaganō *dreuzagaizō *dreuzaganō *dreuzagaimiz *dreuzagaimiz *dreuzagaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *dreuzagô *dreuzagǭ *dreuzagô *dreuzaganiz *dreuzagōniz *dreuzagōnō
accusative *dreuzaganų *dreuzagōnų *dreuzagô *dreuzaganunz *dreuzagōnunz *dreuzagōnō
genitive *dreuzaginiz *dreuzagōniz *dreuzaginiz *dreuzaganǫ̂ *dreuzagōnǫ̂ *dreuzaganǫ̂
dative *dreuzagini *dreuzagōni *dreuzagini *dreuzagammaz *dreuzagōmaz *dreuzagammaz
instrumental *dreuzaginē *dreuzagōnē *dreuzaginē *dreuzagammiz *dreuzagōmiz *dreuzagammiz
  • *drauzijaną (to throw down; bleed)
  • *drūsijaną (to look down; mourn)

Descendants

This root appears to have become crossed with descendants of *drūsijaną (to look down; mourn).

  • Old English: drēoriġ, drēoreġ, drēorġ, drīoriġ
    • Middle English: dreorig, drerig, drerg, dreri, druri, drury
  • >? Old Saxon: drōrag
  • Old High German: trūrag, trūreg; (*trourig?)
    • Middle High German: trūrec; (trōric?)
  • Old Norse: dreyrigr, dreyrugr
    • Icelandic: dreyrugur