Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frikī

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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *frikį̄. Equivalent to *frek (greed) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

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*frikī f

  1. greed

Inflection

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īn-stem
Singular
Nominative *frikī
Genitive *frikīn
Singular Plural
Nominative *frikī
Accusative *frikīn
Genitive *frikīn
Dative *frikīn
Instrumental *frikīn

Descendants

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  • Old English: friċu
  • Old High German: frehhī, frechī