Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frijōdil

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 *frijōd (“loved”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*frijōdil m

  1. loved one, spouse
    Synonym: *friþil

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *frijōdil
Genitive *frijōdilas
Singular Plural
Nominative *frijōdil *frijōdilō, *frijōdilōs
Accusative *frijōdil *frijōdilā
Genitive *frijōdilas *frijōdilō
Dative *frijōdilē *frijōdilum
Instrumental *frijōdilu *frijōdilum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *frīodil, *frīudil, (under influence of *friþil) *frīoþil, *frīuþil

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: friūdel, friūdelf, frūdelf
  • Old Saxon: friuthil, *friothil
    • >? Middle Low German: vridel, vredel (from this if original length î, ê; otherwise < *friþil)
  • Old Dutch: *friuthil, *friothil, *frūthil
    • Middle Dutch: vriedel
    • ⇒ Old Dutch: frūthilo
  • Old High German: friudil, freodil
    • Middle High German: vriedel (< OHG freodil)
      • German: Friedel (possibly merged with MHG vridel)
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