Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagriþō

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 *fagraz +‎ *-iþō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.ri.θɔː/

Noun

*fagriþō f[1]

  1. fairness, beauty

Inflection

Declension of *fagriþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fagriþō *fagriþôz
vocative *fagriþō *fagriþôz
accusative *fagriþǭ *fagriþōz
genitive *fagriþōz *fagriþǫ̂
dative *fagriþōi *fagriþōmaz
instrumental *fagriþō *fagriþōmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fagriþu
    • Old Saxon: *fagiritha
  • Old Norse: fegrð

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fagriþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 89