Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/unfriþu

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 *unfriþuz. By surface analysis, *un- +‎ *friþu.

Noun

*unfriþu m

  1. absence of peace: strife, unease, hostility

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *unfriþu
Genitive *unfriþō
Singular Plural
Nominative *unfriþu *unfriþiwi, *unfriþō
Accusative *unfriþu *unfriþū
Genitive *unfriþō *unfriþiwō
Dative *unfriþiwi, *unfriþō *unfriþum
Instrumental *unfriþu *unfriþum

Descendants

  • Old English: unfriþ
    • Middle English: unfrith, unfrit, unfriðe
      • English: unfrith
  • Old Frisian: unfretho
    • West Frisian: ûnfrede
  • Old Saxon: *unfrithu
    • Middle Low German: unvrēde
  • Old Dutch: *unfrithu
  • Old High German: unfridu
    • Middle High German: unvride
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