Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/þrīstī

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

Unknown; suggested to perhaps be from *þrīsti (pushiness) +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix), from earlier *þrinhsti, from *þringwan (to press, push) +‎ *-þi.[1][2][3] Cognacy to Latin trīstis (sad, sorrowful) is disputed,[4] and a connection to *durstī (bold, daring) is tempting, but difficult to morphologically reconcile.

Adjective edit

*þrīstī

  1. bold, daring, audacious
    Synonyms: *balþ, *durstī, *durstīg, *gadurstīg

Inflection edit

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *þrīstī
Genitive *þrīstijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *þrīstī *þrīstiju *þrīstī
Accusative *þrīstijanā *þrīstijā *þrīstī
Genitive *þrīstijas *þrīstijeʀā *þrīstijas
Dative *þrīstijumē *þrīstijeʀē *þrīstijumē
Instrumental *þrīstiju *þrīstijeʀu *þrīstiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *þrīstijē *þrīstijō *þrīstiju
Accusative *þrīstijā *þrīstijā *þrīstiju
Genitive *þrīstijeʀō *þrīstijeʀō *þrīstijeʀō
Dative *þrīstijēm, *þrīstijum *þrīstijēm, *þrīstijum *þrīstijēm, *þrīstijum
Instrumental *þrīstijēm, *þrīstijum *þrīstijēm, *þrīstijum *þrīstijēm, *þrīstijum

Descendants edit

References edit

  1. ^ Franck, Johannes (1892) “Driest”, in Etymologisch woordenboek der nederlandsche taal (in Dutch), The Hague: 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, page 205:þrîsti uit *þrinhsti
  2. ^ Lloyd, Albert L., Lühr, Rosemarie (1998) “dringan”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (in German), volumes II: bî – ezzo, Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN, page 780:*þrenχstija-
  3. ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “dristig”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 101:germ. *þrinhstia-
  4. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “driest”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[2] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press