Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/traustaz

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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From Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-, *drū- (to be firm, hard, solid; tree).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*traustaz[1]

  1. strong
  2. reliable, confident

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*traustaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 409