Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frawaz
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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 Pre-Germanic *prow-os, likely from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump, hop”). Cognate with Sanskrit प्रवते (právate, “to jump, leap”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
*frawaz
Inflection edit
Declension of *frawaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frawaz | *frawai | *frawō | *frawôz | *frawą, -atō | *frawō |
| Accusative | *frawanǭ | *frawanz | *frawǭ | *frawōz | *frawą, -atō | *frawō |
| Genitive | *frawas, -is | *frawaizǫ̂ | *frawaizōz | *frawaizǫ̂ | *frawas, -is | *frawaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frawammai | *frawaimaz | *frawaizōi | *frawaimaz | *frawammai | *frawaimaz |
| Instrumental | *frawanō | *frawaimiz | *frawaizō | *frawaimiz | *frawanō | *frawaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frawô | *frawaniz | *frawǭ | *frawōniz | *frawô | *frawōnō |
| Accusative | *frawanų | *frawanunz | *frawōnų | *frawōnunz | *frawô | *frawōnō |
| Genitive | *frawiniz | *frawanǫ̂ | *frawōniz | *frawōnǫ̂ | *frawiniz | *frawanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frawini | *frawammaz | *frawōni | *frawōmaz | *frawini | *frawammaz |
| Instrumental | *frawinē | *frawammiz | *frawōnē | *frawōmiz | *frawinē | *frawammiz |
Derived terms edit
- *frawiþō
- *frawjaną
- *frawalīkaz
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *frau
- Old Norse: frár, frór
- Gothic: *𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃 (*fraus) (in given names)
- → Proto-Finnic: *rapëda (see there for further descendants)