Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fratwu

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 Proto-Germanic *fratwō.

Noun

*fratwu f

1. ornament
2. (in the plural) jewellery

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fratwu
Genitive	*fratwā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fratwu	*fratwō
Accusative	*fratwā	*fratwā
Genitive	*fratwā	*fratwō
Dative	*fratwē	*fratwōm, *fratwum
Instrumental	*fratwu	*fratwōm, *fratwum

Alternative reconstructions

• *fratawu

Derived terms

• *fratwōn

Descendants

• Old English: frætu
• Old Saxon: frataha