Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þrōēn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

Kroonen suggests a derivation of a lost adjective *þrō.[1] Closely related to *þrawōn and *þrauwjan (to threaten).

Verb edit

*þrōēn

  1. to suffer, endure

Inflection edit

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *þrōēn
1st sg. past *þrō?dā
Infinitive *þrōēn
Genitive infin. *þrōēnijas
Dative infin. *þrōēnijē
Instrum. infin. *þrōēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *þrōē *þrō?dā
2nd singular *þrōēs *þrō?dēs, *þrō?dēs
3rd singular *þrōēþ *þrō?dē, *þrō?dā
1st plural *þrōēm *þrō?dum
2nd plural *þrōēþ *þrō?dud
3rd plural *þrōēnþ *þrō?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *þrōē *þrō?dī
2nd singular *þrōēs *þrō?dī
3rd singular *þrōē *þrō?dī
1st plural *þrōēm *þrō?dīm
2nd plural *þrōēþ *þrō?dīd
3rd plural *þrōēn *þrō?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *þrōē
Plural *þrōēþ
Present Past
Participle *þrōēndī *þrō?d

Descendants edit

  • Old English: þrōwian
    • English: throe
  • Old High German: druoēn

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*þrōēn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 548