Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/trabō

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

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Slavic *drapati, Sanskrit द्रापि (drāpi, “garment, mantle”), and Ancient Greek δρέπω (drépō, “to pluck, tear off”). Also compare Old Norse trefja (“to buzz”) and trefill (“rag, tatter”).[1][2]

Noun

*trabō f [3]

fringe (decorative border)

Declension

ō-stemDeclension of *trabō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*trabō	*trabôz
vocative	*trabō	*trabôz
accusative	*trabǭ	*trabōz
genitive	*trabōz	*trabǫ̂
dative	*trabōi	*trabōmaz
instrumental	*trabō	*trabōmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *trabu
- Middle High German: trabe
Old Norse: trǫf f, traf n
- Icelandic: traf n

References

Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, pages 109
Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 352
Kroonen, Guus (2013), “trabō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 520

[1] Mallory, J. P.; Adams, D. Q., editors (1997) Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, pages 109

[2] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 352

[3] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “trabō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 520