Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Frōdô

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 masculine definite of *frōdaz (“wise”), literally "the wise."

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸrɔː.ðɔːː/

Proper noun

*Frōdô m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *Frōdô (masculine an-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Frōdô
vocative	*Frōdô
accusative	*Frōdanų
genitive	*Frōdiniz
dative	*Frōdini
instrumental	*Frōdinē

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Frōdō
  • Old English: Frōda
    • → English: Frodo (Hobbit name)
  • Old Saxon: Frodo
• Old Norse: Fróði
  • Icelandic: Fróði
  • Faroese: Fróði
  • Norwegian: Frode
  • Danish: Frode
    • → Latin: Frodo
      • → English: Frodo