Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/trūēn

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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]

From Proto-Germanic *trūjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *drew-o, suffixed form of *deru-, *drew- (“hard, firm, strong, solid”) with reflexes as Latin dūrus (“hard, rough”), Old English trum (“strong, firm”), Old Armenian տրամ (tram, “firm, solid”), and Ancient Greek δροόν (droón, “strong, mighty”).[1] See *trūwāną (“to trust”).

Verb[edit]

*trūēn

  1. to trust

Inflection[edit]

Class 3 weak
Infinitive *trūēn
1st sg. past *trū?dā
Infinitive *trūēn
Genitive infin. *trūēnijas
Dative infin. *trūēnijē
Instrum. infin. *trūēniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *trūē *trū?dā
2nd singular *trūēs *trū?dēs, *trū?dēs
3rd singular *trūēþ *trū?dē, *trū?dā
1st plural *trūēm *trū?dum
2nd plural *trūēþ *trū?dud
3rd plural *trūēnþ *trū?dun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *trūē *trū?dī
2nd singular *trūēs *trū?dī
3rd singular *trūē *trū?dī
1st plural *trūēm *trū?dīm
2nd plural *trūēþ *trū?dīd
3rd plural *trūēn *trū?dīn
Imperative Present
Singular *trūē
Plural *trūēþ
Present Past
Participle *trūēndī *trū?d

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: trūwian
    • English: trow
  • Old Saxon: trūon
  • Old High German: trūēn, trūōn

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) chapter 610, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 610
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