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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dreuzaz
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *drauzaz
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break apart”), from *dʰrew- (“to break off”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdreu̯.zɑz/
Noun
*dreuzaz m
- liquid
- blood; gore
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *dreuzaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *dreuzaz | *dreuzōz, *dreuzōs | |
| vocative | *dreuz | *dreuzōz, *dreuzōs | |
| accusative | *dreuzą | *dreuzanz | |
| genitive | *dreuzas, *driuzis | *dreuzǫ̂ | |
| dative | *driuzai | *dreuzamaz | |
| instrumental | *dreuzō | *dreuzamiz | |
Derived terms
- *dreuzagaz
Related terms
- *drauzijô
Descendants
- Old English: drēor m
- Old Saxon: drōr m (< *drauzaz)
- Old High German: trōr m (< *drauzaz)
- Middle High German: trōr m or n
- Old Norse: dreyri (< *drauzijô m)
- Icelandic: dreyri