Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frīsō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frīsô (if an n-stem like in West Germanic) or *frīsiz (if an i-stem like the Old Norse plural frísir). It is also possible that both forms existed simultaneously.

Noun

*frīsō m

  1. a Frisian

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *frīsō
Genitive *frīsini, *frīsan
Singular Plural
Nominative *frīsō *frīsan
Accusative *frīsan *frīsan
Genitive *frīsini, *frīsan *frīsanō
Dative *frīsini, *frīsan *frīsum
Instrumental *frīsini, *frīsan *frīsum

Descendants

  • Old English: Frīsa, Frēsa
  • Old Frisian: Frīsa, Frēsa
  • Old Saxon: *Frēso
    • Middle Low German: Vrêse
  • Old Dutch: Frieso, Friso, Freso
  • Old High German: *Frīso, *Frieso, singular of Frīson, Frieson
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