Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frīdaz
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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
editEtymology
editFrom Pre-Germanic *priHtós, a to-stem adjective to Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to love”). Cognate with Sanskrit प्रीत (prīta, “pleased, delighted; beloved”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
edit*frīdaz
Inflection
editDeclension of *frīdaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frīdaz | *frīdai | *frīdō | *frīdôz | *frīdą, -atō | *frīdō |
| Accusative | *frīdanǭ | *frīdanz | *frīdǭ | *frīdōz | *frīdą, -atō | *frīdō |
| Genitive | *frīdas, -is | *frīdaizǫ̂ | *frīdaizōz | *frīdaizǫ̂ | *frīdas, -is | *frīdaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frīdammai | *frīdaimaz | *frīdaizōi | *frīdaimaz | *frīdammai | *frīdaimaz |
| Instrumental | *frīdanō | *frīdaimiz | *frīdaizō | *frīdaimiz | *frīdanō | *frīdaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frīdô | *frīdaniz | *frīdǭ | *frīdōniz | *frīdô | *frīdōnō |
| Accusative | *frīdanų | *frīdanunz | *frīdōnų | *frīdōnunz | *frīdô | *frīdōnō |
| Genitive | *frīdiniz | *frīdanǫ̂ | *frīdōniz | *frīdōnǫ̂ | *frīdiniz | *frīdanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frīdini | *frīdammaz | *frīdōni | *frīdōmaz | *frīdini | *frīdammaz |
| Instrumental | *frīdinē | *frīdammiz | *frīdōnē | *frīdōmiz | *frīdinē | *frīdammiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Old English: frīþ, *frīd, frīdhengest
- Old Norse: fríðr
References
edit- de Vries, Jan (1977) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 143