Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/draugaz

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

Etymology

Derived from *dreuganą (“to mislead, deceive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdrɑu̯.ɣɑz/

Noun

*draugaz m

apparition, ghost, delusion

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *draugaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*draugaz	draugōz, draugōs
vocative	*draug	draugōz, draugōs
accusative	*draugą	*drauganz
genitive	draugas, draugis	*draugǫ̂
dative	*draugai	*draugamaz
instrumental	*draugō	*draugamiz

Related terms

*drugą

Descendants

Old Norse: draugr
- Icelandic: draugur
- Faroese: dreygur
- Norn: drog
? → Finnic:
- Estonian: rauk
- Finnish: raukka
- Izhorian: raukka
- Karelian: raukku
- Ludic: rauk
- Veps: rauk

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill

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