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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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CHILD / LATER FORM / reconstructedProto-Germanic · Proto-Germanic horizon · tree wood noun

*trewam

tree, wood

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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

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

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

SEMANTIC CHANGE

A firmness formation develops the wood and tree 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 *trewam

Publishes the reconstructed formation behind the tree branch.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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*trewam → *drew-o-

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