gothrog

proper name. Dread Demon

A name glossed “Dread Demon” appearing in The Etymologies from the 1930s, a combination of gost “dread” and the suffixal form -rog of rhaug “demon” (Ety/GOS, EtyAC/MBAW).

Derivations

• ᴹ✶Gothorauk- “Dread-demon” ✧ EtyAC/MBAW

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶Gothorauk- > Gothrog	[gotʰorauko] > [gotʰorǭko] > [goθorǭko] > [goθorouko] > [goθorauko] > [goθorauk] > [goθoraug] > [goθraug] > [goθrog]	✧ EtyAC/MBAW