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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drūgiz

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

Possible vṛddhi gerundive of otherwise unattested *drugijaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰr̥ǵʰ-yé-ti, from *dʰerǵʰ- (to strengthen), from *dʰer- (to hold, hold fast, support).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdruː.ɣiz/

Adjective

*drūgiz

  1. hard, solid
  2. dry

Inflection


Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *drūgī
    • Old English: drȳġe, drīġe (or < *draugī)
      • Middle English: drye, drie, dri, drige, dryge, drüȝe
    • Old Frisian: *drūge, *drēge, *drūch;
      • North Frisian: drüg, driig
      • Saterland Frisian: druuch
    • Old Saxon: *drūgi
    • Old Dutch: *drūgi
      • Middle Dutch: drughe, drueghe
        • Limburgish: druug
    • Old High German: *drūgi (northern, attested as drūgon (dat.pl.))
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