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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrangwaz

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 forms

  • *þranguz

Etymology

An o-grade adjective derived from *þrinhwaną (to press).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθrɑŋʷ.ɡʷɑz/

Adjective

*þrangwaz

  1. pressing; narrow; tight

Inflection


  • *þrangwō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrang, *þrangwī
    • Old English: *þrang, *þrong
    • Old Frisian: *thrang, *throng
      • Saterland Frisian: troang
      • West Frisian: trang
    • Old Saxon: *thrang
      • Middle Low German: dranc, drange
    • Old Dutch: *thrang
    • Old High German: *drang
  • Old Norse: þrǫngr
    • Icelandic: þröngur
    • Faroese: trongur
    • Norwegian:
    • Old Swedish: þranger
    • Old Danish: thrang
    • Elfdalian: traungg
    • Gutnish: tranggar
    • Scanian: tránger

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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