Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frafalu

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 *frafal(i) (wanton, wicked) +‎ *-u.

Noun

*frafalu m

  1. wantonness, cruelty

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *frafalu
Genitive *frafalō
Singular Plural
Nominative *frafalu *frafaliwi, *frafalō
Accusative *frafalu *frafalū
Genitive *frafalō *frafaliwō
Dative *frafaliwi, *frafalō *frafalum
Instrumental *frafalu *frafalum

Descendants

  • Old English: fræfel, frefel n
  • Old Saxon: *fraval
    • Middle Low German: vrêvel, vrevel, frêvel, vrêvele, wrevel
      • German Low German: Frevel
      • Saterland Frisian: Wríeuwel
  • Old Dutch: fravali (attested in Latin texts as faravalium, farfalium, farfalius)
  • Old High German: frefil, frevil m; frafalī, frafalīn, frafilī f
    • Middle High German: vrevel, frefel m; vrevele f