Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/friþu

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 *friþuz. Equivalent to *frī (“free”) +‎ *-þu.

Noun

*friþu m

peace

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*friþu
Genitive	*friþō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*friþu	friþiwi, friþō
Accusative	*friþu	*friþū
Genitive	*friþō	*friþiwō
Dative	friþiwi, friþō	*friþum
Instrumental	*friþu	*friþum

Derived terms

Descendants

Old English: friþ, ferþ
- Middle English: frith, ffryth, firth, freth, freþ, frið, friþ, friþþ, fryth, fryþ
  - English: frith
Old Frisian: fretho
- Saterland Frisian: Free
- West Frisian: frede
Old Saxon: frithu
- Middle Low German: vrēde
  - Low German:
    - German Low German: Freed
      Westphalian:
      Münsterländer: Frää, Frääden, Frääde, Frääne, Freeden (Westmünsterländisch)
      Münsterländisch: Friäde, Friäden; tefriäden
      East Westphalian: Friae (Ravensbergisch)
  - Plautdietsch: Fräd
Old Dutch: fritho
- Middle Dutch: vrēde
  - Dutch: vrede, vree, vreed
    - Afrikaans: vrede
    - Negerhollands: vreed, vrede, vreede
    - Sranan Tongo: vrede, freide
  - Limburgish: vrieëd
Old High German: fridu, frid
- Middle High German: vride, vrit
  - Cimbrian: friide
  - German: Friede, Frieden
  - Luxembourgish: Fridden
  - Yiddish: פֿרידן (fridn)
→⇒ Vulgar Latin: *exfridō (see there for further descendants)