Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/firhwijō barnu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *firhwijō (“humans, people”) +‎ *barn (“children”). Possible analog to Old Norse fíra synir.

Noun

*firhwijō barnu n pl

1. sons of men, mankind

Descendants

• Old English: fíra bearn
• Old Saxon: firihō barn