Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frō(ī)

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 *frō (“early”, adverb) +‎ *-ī.[1]

Adjective

*frō(ī)

  1. early

Inflection

a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *frō
Genitive *frōas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frō *frō *frō
Accusative *frōanā *frōā *frō
Genitive *frōas *frōeʀā *frōas
Dative *frōmē *frōeʀē *frōmē
Instrumental *frō *frōeʀu *frō
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frōē *frōō *frō
Accusative *frōā *frōā *frō
Genitive *frōeʀō *frōeʀō *frōeʀō
Dative *frōēm, *frōm *frōēm, *frōm *frōēm, *frōm
Instrumental *frōēm, *frōm *frōēm, *frōm *frōēm, *frōm
ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *frōī
Genitive *frōijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frōī *frōiju *frōī
Accusative *frōijanā *frōijā *frōī
Genitive *frōijas *frōijeʀā *frōijas
Dative *frōijumē *frōijeʀē *frōijumē
Instrumental *frōiju *frōijeʀu *frōiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frōijē *frōijō *frōiju
Accusative *frōijā *frōijā *frōiju
Genitive *frōijeʀō *frōijeʀō *frōijeʀō
Dative *frōijēm, *frōijum *frōijēm, *frōijum *frōijēm, *frōijum
Instrumental *frōijēm, *frōijum *frōijēm, *frōijum *frōijēm, *frōijum

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *frōw, *frōwi
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: fröier
  • Old Saxon: *frōw, *frōwi
    • Middle Low German: vrô
      • German Low German: froi
  • Old Dutch: *fruoi
  • Old High German: fruoi, *fruo
    • Middle High German: vrüe, vruoge, vruoje, vrüeje, vruo, fruo

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*frōi”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 156
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