Appendix:Proto-Germanic/fra-

This entry contains Proto-Germanic reconstructed words 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 *pro- (“before, in front of”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πρό (pró, “in front of”).

Prefix

*fra-

1. off, away
2. completely, fully, up

Derived terms

Category Proto-Germanic words prefixed with fra- not found

Descendants

All descendants except Gothic have merged the prefixes *fra-, *fur- and *fer-.

• Old English: for-, fer-, fær-, fier-
  • Middle English: for-, vor-
    • Scots: for-
    • English: for-
• Old Frisian: for-
  • West Frsian: for-, fer-
• Old Saxon: far-, fir-
  • Middle Low German: vor-
    • Low German: for-
• Old Dutch: far-, for-, fer-
  • Middle Dutch: ver-
    • Dutch: ver-
• Old High German: far-, fir-
  • Middle High German: ver-
    • German: ver-
• Old Norse: for-, fyr-, fir-
  • Icelandic: for-
  • Norwegian: for-
  • Swedish: för-
  • Danish: for-
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-)