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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drōbuz

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

Related to *drabaz (dregs).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdrɔː.βuz/

Adjective

*drōbuz

  1. turbid, disturbed, troubled

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *drōbī
    • Old English: drōf, *drēfe
    • Old Frisian: drēve
    • Old Saxon: drōbi
    • Old Dutch: *druovi
    • Old High German: truobi
  • Swedish: drov (dialectal)

Further reading

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