Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frōbru
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Unknown; presumably from Proto-Germanic *frōbrō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *proH-bʰr-eh₂, from *proH- (“toward”) + *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”) + *-eh₂, or perhaps from *pro- (“toward”) + *op- (“to work, ability”) + *-rós.[1]
Noun edit
*frōbru f
Inflection edit
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *frōbru | |
| Genitive | *frōbrā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frōbru | *frōbrō |
| Accusative | *frōbrā | *frōbrā |
| Genitive | *frōbrā | *frōbrō |
| Dative | *frōbrē | *frōbrōm, *frōbrum |
| Instrumental | *frōbru | *frōbrōm, *frōbrum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ Lloyd, Albert L., Lühr, Rosemarie (2007) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (in German), volumes III: fadum – fustslag, Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN