Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frikį̄

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 *frekaz +‎ *-į̄.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸri.kĩː/

Noun

*frikį̄ f[1]

  1. avarice, greed

Inflection

Declension of *frikį̄ (īn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *frikį̄ *frikīniz
vocative *frikį̄ *frikīniz
accusative *frikīnų *frikīnunz
genitive *frikīniz *frikīnǫ̂
dative *frikīni *frikīmaz
instrumental *frikīnē *frikīmiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *frikī
    • Old English: friċu
    • Old High German: frehhī, frechī
      • Middle High German: vreche
        • Alemannic German: Freche
        • Bavarian: Freche
  • ⇒ Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌿𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌺𐌴𐌹 (faihufrikei)

References

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