Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Sigifriþuz

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 *sigiz (“victory, triumph”) +‎ *friþuz (“peace, tranquility, sanctuary, refuge”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɣɑ.ɸri.θuz/

Noun

*Sigifriþuz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *Sigifriþuz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Sigifriþuz
vocative	*Sigifriþu
accusative	*Sigifriþų
genitive	*Sigifriþauz
dative	*Sigifriþiwi
instrumental	*Sigifriþū

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Sigifriþu
  • Old High German: Sigifrith, Sigifrid
    • Middle High German: Sîfrit
      • German: Siegfried (see there for further descendants)
• Old Norse: Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr
  • Icelandic: Sigfreður
  • Faroese: Sigfríður
  • Norwegian: Sigfred, Sigfrid
  • Swedish: Sigfrid
    • → Finnish: Sigfrid
  • Danish: Sigfred, Sigfrid