Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tetruz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *dedru-, *derdru-, a reduplicative form derived from *der- (“to split, separate, crack, chafe, flay”). Compare Sanskrit दद्रू (dadrū, “a skin eruption, a type of leprosy”) and दद्रुक (dadruka, “leprosy”).

Noun

*tetruz m

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *tetruz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*tetruz	*titriwiz
vocative	*tetru	*titriwiz
accusative	*tetrų	*tetrunz
genitive	*tetrauz	*titriwǫ̂
dative	*titriwi	*tetrumaz
instrumental	*tetrū	*tetrumiz

Derived terms

*tetruhaz (—according to Kroonen, *tetrukaz, however compare Sanskrit दद्रुक (dadruka))
- Proto-West Germanic: *tetruh
  - Old High German: zittaroh
    - Middle High German: ziteroch
      - German: Zitterich

Related terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *tetru
- Old English: tetr, teter; tetra
  - Middle English: teter, tetre, tetire, tetyr
    - English: tetter