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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōkniz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

Presumed vṛddhi gerundive of unattested *fraknaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (to yearn; to covet).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrɔːk.niz/

Adjective

*frōkniz[1]

  1. daring, valiant

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *frōknī
    • Old English: frēcne, frǣcne
      • Old English: frēcnes, frǣcnes
        • Middle English: frecnesse
    • Old Saxon: frōkni, frēkni
    • Old High German: *fruohhan
      • Old High German: fruohhanī
  • Old Norse: frœkn, frǿkn
    • Icelandic: frækn

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*frōkniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 115
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