Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fraisōną

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

From Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go forth, risk, try”). Equivalent to *fraisō (“fear”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸrɑi̯.sɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*fraisōną

1. to attempt; try

Inflection

Conjugation of *fraisōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fraisō	*fraisǭ	—	*fraisōi	?
2nd singular	*fraisōsi	*fraisōs	*fraisō	*fraisōsai	*fraisōsau
3rd singular	*fraisōþi	*fraisō	*fraisōþau	*fraisōþai	*fraisōþau
1st dual	*fraisōs	*fraisōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*fraisōþiz	*fraisōþiz	*fraisōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*fraisōmaz	*fraisōm	—	*fraisōnþai	*fraisōnþau
2nd plural	*fraisōþ	*fraisōþ	*fraisōþ	*fraisōnþai	*fraisōnþau
3rd plural	*fraisōnþi	*fraisōn	*fraisōnþau	*fraisōnþai	*fraisōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*fraisōdǭ	*fraisōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*fraisōdēz	*fraisōdēdīz
3rd singular	*fraisōdē	*fraisōdēdī
1st dual	*fraisōdēdū	*fraisōdēdīw
2nd dual	*fraisōdēdudiz	*fraisōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*fraisōdēdum	*fraisōdēdīm
2nd plural	*fraisōdēdud	*fraisōdēdīd
3rd plural	*fraisōdēdun	*fraisōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*fraisōndz	*fraisōdaz

Related terms

• *fraisaną
• *fraisō
• *fraistōną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fraisōn
  • Old English: frāsian
    • Middle English: fraisen
      • Scots: fraise, fraize, phrase
      • English: fraise
  • Old Frisian: *frāsia, *frēsia
    • Saterland Frisian: freezje
    • West Frisian: freezje, freze
  • Old Saxon: frēsōn
    • Middle Low German: vrêsen
  • Old Dutch: *frēson
    • Middle Dutch: vrêsen
      • Dutch: vrezen
  • Old High German: freisōn
    • Middle High German: vreisen
      • German: freisen
• Old Norse: *freisa (possibly giving rise to the Middle English word)