Old English trēow continues reconstructed Germanic *trewam in the tree branch.
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trēow
tree, wood
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic horizon · tree wood noun*trewam
tree, wood
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The inherited noun denotes tree or wood.
The Germanic noun is reconstructed.
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Indo-European Root deru-deru-, Germanic *trewam to Old English trēow, tree
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Publishes the Germanic tree noun and Old English reflex.
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