Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frikį̄

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 *frekaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸri.kĩː/

Noun

*frikį̄ f^[1]

avarice, greed

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *frikį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*frikį̄	*frikīniz
vocative	*frikį̄	*frikīniz
accusative	*frikīnų	*frikīnunz
genitive	*frikīniz	*frikīnǫ̂
dative	*frikīni	*frikīmaz
instrumental	*frikīnē	*frikīmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *frikī
- Old English: friċu
- Old High German: frehhī, frechī
  - Middle High German: vreche
    - Alemannic German: Freche
    - Bavarian: Freche
⇒ Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹 (faihufrikei)

References

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*frekīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89

[1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*frekīn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89

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