Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/drōsnu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *drōhsnō. Equivalent to *drōs (“dregs, sediment”) +‎ *-snu.

Noun

*drōsnu f

dregs, sediment

Declension

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*drōsnu
Genitive	*drōsnā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*drōsnu	*drōsnō
Accusative	*drōsnā	*drōsnā
Genitive	*drōsnā	*drōsnō
Dative	*drōsnē	*drōsnōm
Instrumental	*drōsnu	*drōsnōm

Descendants

Old English: drōsna, drōsne (< *drōhsnǭ)
- Middle English: drosen, drowsyn
Old Dutch: *druosana
- Middle Dutch: droesene
  - Dutch: droesem
Old High German: truosana, trōsana
- Middle High German: truosen
  - German: Drusen