Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōkniz

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

Presumed vṛddhi gerundive of unattested *fraknaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (“to yearn; to covet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrɔːk.niz/

Adjective

*frōkniz[1]

  1. daring, valiant

Inflection

Declension of *frōkniz (i-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *frōkniz *frōknī *frōknį, *-jatō *frōknijai *frōknijôz *frōknijō
accusative *frōknijanǭ *frōknijǭ *frōknį, *-jatō *frōknijanz *frōknijōz *frōknijō
genitive *frōknijas, *frōknīs *frōknijaizōz *frōknijas, *frōknīs *frōknijaizǫ̂ *frōknijaizǫ̂ *frōknijaizǫ̂
dative *frōknijammai *frōknijaizōi *frōknijammai *frōknijaimaz *frōknijaimaz *frōknijaimaz
instrumental *frōknijanō *frōknijaizō *frōknijanō *frōknijaimiz *frōknijaimiz *frōknijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *frōknijô *frōknijǭ *frōknijô *frōknijaniz *frōknijōniz *frōknijōnō
accusative *frōknijanų *frōknijōnų *frōknijô *frōknijanunz *frōknijōnunz *frōknijōnō
genitive *frōknīniz *frōknijōniz *frōknīniz *frōknijanǫ̂ *frōknijōnǫ̂ *frōknijanǫ̂
dative *frōknīni *frōknijōni *frōknīni *frōknijammaz *frōknijōmaz *frōknijammaz
instrumental *frōknīnē *frōknijōnē *frōknīnē *frōknijammiz *frōknijōmiz *frōknijammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *frōknī
    • Old English: frēcne, frǣcne
      • ⇒ Old English: frēcnes, frǣcnes
        • Middle English: frecnesse
    • Old Saxon: frōkni, frēkni
    • Old High German: *fruohhan
      • ⇒ Old High German: fruohhanī
  • Old Norse: frœkn, frǿkn
    • Icelandic: frækn

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*frōkniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 115
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