Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frawjǭ
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
A feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per- (“to go forward”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Slavic *pravъ (whence Old Church Slavonic правъ (pravŭ), Russian пра́вый (právyj, “right”)).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*frawjǭ f
Inflection edit
ōn-stemDeclension of *frawjǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *frawjǭ | *frawjōniz | |
vocative | *frawjǭ | *frawjōniz | |
accusative | *frawjōnų | *frawjōnunz | |
genitive | *frawjōniz | *frawjōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *frawjōni | *frawjōmaz | |
instrumental | *frawjōnē | *frawjōmiz |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *frauwjā
- Old English: frōwe
- >? Old English: frēo
- Old Frisian: frowe, frouwe
- West Frisian: frou
- Old Saxon: frūa
- Old Dutch: frouwa
- Old High German: frouwa
- Old Norse: freyja