Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þrautą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

*þrautō (North Germanic)
*þrautaz (West Germanic)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to squeeze; push; press”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθrɑu̯.tɑ̃/

Noun

*þrautą n

affliction; agony; annoyance; displeasure; grief; complaint
struggle; labour

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *þrautą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þrautą	*þrautō
vocative	*þrautą	*þrautō
accusative	*þrautą	*þrautō
genitive	þrautas, þrautis	*þrautǫ̂
dative	*þrautai	*þrautamaz
instrumental	*þrautō	*þrautamiz

Derived terms

*þrautijaną
*þrautōną

Descendants

Old English: þrēat m
- Middle English: thræt, thrat, thret, threte
  - Scots: threte, thret, threit
  - English: threat
Old Saxon: *thrōt
- Middle Low German: drot, drōt, drôt m
Old High German: *drōz
- Middle High German: drōz m
Old Norse: þraut f
- Icelandic: þraut
- Faroese: (treyt)
- Norwegian: traut f; traute m