Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/drenô

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

Alternative forms

• *drēniz

Etymology

Related to *drēnuz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdrɛ.nɔːː/

Noun

*drenô m

1. male bee or wasp; drone

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *drenô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*drenô	*drenaniz
vocative	*drenô	*drenaniz
accusative	*drenanų	*drenanunz
genitive	*drininiz	*drenanǫ̂
dative	*drinini	*drenammaz
instrumental	*drininē	*drenammiz

Related terms

• *drēnuz
• *durô

Descendants

• Old High German: treno
  • Middle High German: trene, tren
    • German: Trene, Träne (obsolete)
• Old Norse: *dreni
  • Swedish: drönare, drönje
  • Old Danish: drene