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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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CHILD / LATER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic horizon · pledge noun

*treuwō

pledge, fidelity

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed variant · firmness suffixed formation

*drew-o-

firm or steadfast formation; wood or pledge branch

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

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SOUND CHANGE

Germanic *treuwō continues the reconstructed suffixed formation *drew-o-.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

A firmness formation develops the pledge and fidelity noun.

CHRONOLOGY

Both forms are reconstructed.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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Indo-European Root deru-deru-, suffixed *drew-o- to Germanic *treuwō

Publishes the reconstructed formation behind the pledge branch.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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*treuwō → *drew-o-

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