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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frijaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *priHós (beloved). The original meaning was probably something like “from one's own clan”, from which a meaning “being a free man, not a serf” developed.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸri.jɑz/

Adjective

*frijaz

  1. free

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

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