Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frīdijaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

From *frīdaz (beloved; beautiful) +‎ *-janą.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸriː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb edit

*frīdijaną[1]

  1. (older sense) to make beloved, take care of
  2. to make pretty, beautiful

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References edit

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