Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frawjǭ
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
A feminine form of *frawjô (“lord”), from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per- (“to go forward”). The Indo-European root is also the source of Proto-Slavic *pravъ (whence Old Church Slavonic правъ (pravŭ), Russian пра́вый (právyj, “right”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
*frawjǭ f
Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *frawjǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *frawjǭ | *frawjōniz | |
vocative | *frawjǭ | *frawjōniz | |
accusative | *frawjōnų | *frawjōnunz | |
genitive | *frawjōniz | *frawjōnǫ̂ | |
dative | *frawjōni | *frawjōmaz | |
instrumental | *frawjōnē | *frawjōmiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: frēo, frōwe (< *frōwǭ, *fruwwǭ, or borrowed)
- Old Frisian: frowe, frouwe
- West Frisian: frou
- Old Saxon: frūa
- Old Dutch: *frouwa
- Old High German: frouwa
- Middle High German: vrouwe, vrowe
- Old Norse: freyja
- ⇒ Old Norse: Freyja (given name)
- Icelandic: Freyja
- Faroese: Froya
- Norwegian: Frøya
- Danish: Freja
- ⇒ Danish: Fridlefsborg
- Swedish: Freja, Fröja
- ⇒ Swedish: Froijenborg, Floyenborg
- → English: Freya
- ⇒ Old Norse: Freyja (given name)
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per-
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic feminine nouns
- Proto-Germanic ōn-stem nouns