Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/driugijaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *dreugaz (enduring, lasting) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈdriu̯.ɣi.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*driugijaną[1][2]

  1. (North Germanic) to make enduring
  2. (North Germanic) to eke out, supplement

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Norse: drýgja

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “dreuga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 102:*dreugjan-
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “đreuʒanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 75:*đreuʒjanan