Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tetruz

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 *dedru-, *derdru-, a reduplicative form derived from *der- (“to split, separate, crack, chafe, flay”). Compare Sanskrit दद्रू (dadrū, “a skin eruption, a type of leprosy”) and दद्रुक (dadruka, “leprosy”).

Noun

*tetruz m

  1. tetter
  2. leprosy

Inflection

Declension of *tetruz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *tetruz *titriwiz
vocative *tetru *titriwiz
accusative *tetrų *tetrunz
genitive *tetrauz *titriwǫ̂
dative *titriwi *tetrumaz
instrumental *tetrū *tetrumiz

Derived terms

  • *tetruhaz (—according to Kroonen, *tetrukaz, however compare Sanskrit दद्रुक (dadruka))
    • Proto-West Germanic: *tetruh
      • Old High German: zittaroh
        • Middle High German: ziteroch
          • German: Zitterich

Descendants

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