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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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdreu̯.zɑ.ɣɑz/

Adjective

*dreuzagaz

  1. bloody; gory
  2. sad

Inflection


  • *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
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