Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frīsô

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

Unknown, though perhaps from *frisaz (“curly”).

Noun

*frīsô m

1. a member of the Frisii

Inflection

Declension of *frīsô (masculine an-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	*frīsô	*frīsaniz
vocative	*frīsô	*frīsaniz
accusative	*frīsanų	*frīsanunz
genitive	*frīsiniz	*frīsanǫ̂
dative	*frīsini	*frīsammaz
instrumental	*frīsinē	*frīsammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *frīsō
  • Old English: Frīsa, Frēsa
    • Middle English: Frīse
      • English: Frise
  • Old Frisian: Frīsa, Frēsa
    • West Frisian: Fries
  • Old Saxon: *Frēso
    • Middle Low German: Vrêse
  • Old Dutch: Frieso, Friso, Freso
    • Middle Dutch: Vriese, Vrise, Vrese, Friese, Frise
      • Dutch: Fries
  • Old High German: *Frīso, *Frieso, singular of Frīson, Frieson
    • German: Friese
• → Latin: Frīsiī
  • → English: Frisii (learned)