*traustaz

Runic: ᛏᚱᚨᚢᛊᛏᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈtrɑu̯s.tɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

strong
reliable, confident

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *deru-, *drew-, *drewH- (‘to be firm, hard, solid; tree’). Particularly close cognate with Old Irish druit (‘close, firm, trustworthy’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	traustaz	traustō	traustą, -at, -atō	traustai	traustôz	traustō
Acc.	traustanǭ	traustǭ	traustą, -at, -atō	traustanz	traustōz	traustō
Gen.	traustas, traustis	traustaizōz	traustas, traustis	traustaizǫ̂	traustaizǫ̂	traustaizǫ̂
Dat.	traustammai	traustaizōi	traustammai	traustaimaz	traustaimaz	traustaimaz
Inst.	traustanō	traustaizō	traustanō	traustaimiz	traustaimiz	traustaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	traustô	traustǭ	traustô	traustaniz	traustōniz	traustōnō
Acc.	traustanų	traustōnų	traustô	traustanunz	traustōnunz	traustōnō
Gen.	traustiniz	traustōniz	traustiniz	traustanǫ̂	traustōnǫ̂	traustanǫ̂
Dat.	traustini	traustōni	traustini	traustammaz	traustōmaz	traustammaz
Inst.	traustinē	traustōnē	traustinē	traustammiz	traustōmiz	traustammiz

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Descendants

*traust (Proto-West Germanic)
- *trōst (Old Dutch)
  - *gitrōst (Old Dutch)
    - getroost (Middle Dutch)
      - getroost (Dutch)
*traust (Proto-West Germanic)
- *trāst (Old Frisian)
  - getraast (Saterland Frisian)
  - getreast (West Frisian)
*traust (Proto-West Germanic)
- trōst (Old High German)
  - gitrōst (Old High German)
    - getrost (Middle High German)
      - getrost (German)
*traust (Proto-West Germanic)
- *trōst (Old Saxon)
  - *gitrōst (Old Saxon)
    - getrôst (Middle Low German)
traustr (Old Norse)
- treystur (Faroese)

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