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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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CHILD / LATER 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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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European horizon · firm solid wood root

*deru-

be firm, solid, steadfast; wood, tree

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Reconstructed *drew-o- is a suffixed formation under *deru-.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Firmness supports both wood and pledge branches without making one descendant the parent of the other.

CHRONOLOGY

Comparative morphology; no single date or token is claimed.

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 form *drew-o-

Analyzes the suffixed formation under the firmness-and-wood root.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 650tree

*drew-o- → *deru-

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RELATION / 644truce

*drew-o- → *deru-

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