Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frawjǭ

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

    A feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɸrɑw.jɔ̃ː/

    Noun

    *frawjǭ f[1]

    1. lady, wife of a lord (woman of high standing)

    Inflection

    Declension of *frawjǭ (ōn-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *frawjǭ *frawjōniz
    vocative *frawjǭ *frawjōniz
    accusative *frawjōnų *frawjōnunz
    genitive *frawjōniz *frawjōnǫ̂
    dative *frawjōni *frawjōmaz
    instrumental *frawjōnē *frawjōmiz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*frawjōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 112
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