Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrutą

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

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Etymology

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Derived from *þreutaną (to harass, weary).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*þrutą n[1]

  1. exhaustion
  2. need

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *þrutą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þrutą *þrutō
vocative *þrutą *þrutō
accusative *þrutą *þrutō
genitive *þrutas, *þrutis *þrutǫ̂
dative *þrutai *þrutamaz
instrumental *þrutō *þrutamiz
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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *þrot
    • Old English: þrot
    • Old Saxon: *throt
  • Old Norse: þrot

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*þrutan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 427