Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frauwjā
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *frawjǭ.
Noun
*frauwjā f
Inflection
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *frauwjā | |
| Genitive | *frauwjōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frauwjā | *frauwjōn |
| Accusative | *frauwjōn | *frauwjōn |
| Genitive | *frauwjōn | *frauwjōnō |
| Dative | *frauwjōn | *frauwjōm, *frauwjum |
| Instrumental | *frauwjōn | *frauwjōm, *frauwjum |
Descendants
- Old English: frōwe
- >? Old English: frēo
- Old Frisian: frowe, frouwe
- West Frisian: frou
- Old Saxon: frūa, frūe, frouwe
- Old Dutch: frouwa, vrouwa
- Middle Dutch: vrouwe
- Old High German: frouwa, frowa
- Middle High German: vrouwe, vrowe, frouwe, frowe, vrou, frou, vro, fro (before proper names)