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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frawjô

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

From the unattested Proto-Germanic *frawiz or *frawaz and the suffix *-jô, the stem being inherited from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per- (“to go forward”). Cognate with Latin prōvincia (“territory, dominion, office, duty, province”), Russian пра́вый (právyj, “right”), Polish prawo (“law”). The feminine form is *frawjǭ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrɑu̯.jɔːː/

Noun

*frawjô m

  1. lord

Inflection
Declension of *frawjô (an-stem)
Case Singular Plural
Nominative *frawjô *frawjaniz
Vocative *frawjô *frawjaniz
Accusative *frawjanų *frawjanunz
Genitive *frawiniz *frawjanǫ̂
Dative *frawini *frawjammaz
Instrumental *frawinē *frawjammiz


Synonyms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *frauwjō
    • Old English: frēa, frēo
    • Old Frisian: *frā (in placenames)
    • Old Saxon: frao, frōio, frōho, frāho, frō
    • Old Dutch: *frō
    • Old High German: frō, frōjo, frouwo
  • Old Norse: Freyr
    • Icelandic: Freyr
      • → Swedish: Frej (learned)
      • → Danish: Frej (learned)
    • Faroese: Froyur
    • Norwegian: Frøy
    • Old Swedish: *Frø̄
      • Swedish: Frö
    • Old Danish: Frø̄
      • Old Danish: Frø
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰 (frauja)
  • Vandalic: *frauja- (early), froia, froja m
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