Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Frijjō

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

Possibly related to *frijōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸrij.jɔː/

Proper noun

*Frijjō f

1. Frigg or Frigga, the Germanic goddess of love and home, wife of Odin. Identified in later times with the Roman goddess Venus.

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *Frijjō (ō-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Frijjō
vocative	*Frijjō
accusative	*Frijjǭ
genitive	*Frijjōz
dative	*Frijjōi
instrumental	*Frijjō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Frīju
  • Old English: Frīġ, Fricg, Frycg, *Frie, *Frigge (attested Friggan (gen.))
    • Middle English: Frie, Fri, Frye, Fre, Frea, Fræa, Frææ, Freon
  • Old High German: Friia
  • Lombardic: Frea
• Proto-Norse: *ᚠᚱᛁᚷᛃᚢ (*frigju /⁠*Friggju⁠/)
  • Old Norse: Frigg
    • Icelandic: Frigg
    • Faroese: Frigg
    • Norwegian: Frigg
    • Swedish: Frigg
    • Danish: Frigg
    • → English: Frigg, Frigga