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NODE / 0724reconstructedProto-Germanic

*trewam

TRANSLITERATION *trewam

tree, wood

DATE
Proto-Germanic horizon
SENSE
tree wood noun
FAMILY
Indo-European / Germanic
CANONICAL KEY
node:5:trewam:reconstructed:sense:tree-wood-noun

Published Germanic tree noun.

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This form is reconstructed by comparison. It is not directly attested in this exact written form.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERinheritanceestablished
Proto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European suffixed variant · firmness suffixed formation

*drew-o-

firm or steadfast formation; wood or pledge branch

SOUND
Germanic *trewam continues the reconstructed suffixed formation *drew-o-.
MEANING
A firmness formation develops the wood and tree noun.
CHRONOLOGY
Both forms are reconstructed.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root deru-supportsderu-, suffixed *drew-o- to Germanic *trewam

Publishes the reconstructed formation behind the tree branch.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 711 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTinheritanceestablished
Old English · Old English · woody perennial

trēow

tree, wood

SOUND
Old English trēow continues reconstructed Germanic *trewam in the tree branch.
MEANING
The inherited noun denotes tree or wood.
CHRONOLOGY
The Germanic noun is reconstructed.
SCHOLAR
Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Indo-European Root deru-supportsderu-, Germanic *trewam to Old English trēow, tree

Publishes the Germanic tree noun and Old English reflex.

ORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 710 ↗
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TRANSITIVE DESCENDANT CLOSURE

EVERY REVIEWED BRANCH FROM HERE

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UNIQUE DESCENDANT NODES
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REVIEWED EDGES
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DEEPEST PATH
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MODERN DOSSIERS REACHED
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tree3 connected nodes
HISTORICAL STEP 011 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 021 EDGE
HISTORICAL STEP 031 EDGE
STEP 03continuationestablished
Middle Englishtree→Present-Day English · before 12th century–todaytreeperennial woody plant; branching structure
SOUND
Modern tree continues the Middle English plant noun through regular English spelling and sound history.
MEANING
The woody plant remains central while branching diagrams and structures develop as extensions.
Merriam-Webster Editors · American Heritage Dictionary Editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 708 ↗
Tree — Definition, Word History, and First Known Use · Definitions, Word History, and First Known Use ↗Tree — American Heritage Dictionary · Headword etymology ↗

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RECORDED EVIDENCE

ATTESTATIONS / FIRST KNOWN USE

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NO RECORDED WITNESS ATTACHED.

That is expected for a reconstructed form: the node is inferred from comparison, not quoted from a surviving occurrence.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WORD DOSSIERS USING THIS NODE

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04tree*trewam · established