Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagraz
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *ph₂ḱrós[1], equivalent to unattested *fahaną + *-raz, a ro-stem derived from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ḱ- (“to fasten, place”). Cognate with Umbrian pacer (“gracious, merciful, kind”), Slovak pekný (“good-looking, handsome, nice”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
*fagraz
Inflection
Declension of *fagraz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *fagraz | *fagrai | *fagrō | *fagrôz | *fagrą, -atō | *fagrō |
| Accusative | *fagranǭ | *fagranz | *fagrǭ | *fagrōz | *fagrą, -atō | *fagrō |
| Genitive | *fagras, -is | *fagraizǫ̂ | *fagraizōz | *fagraizǫ̂ | *fagras, -is | *fagraizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *fagrammai | *fagraimaz | *fagraizōi | *fagraimaz | *fagrammai | *fagraimaz |
| Instrumental | *fagranō | *fagraimiz | *fagraizō | *fagraimiz | *fagranō | *fagraimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *fagrô | *fagraniz | *fagrǭ | *fagrōniz | *fagrô | *fagrōnō |
| Accusative | *fagranų | *fagranunz | *fagrōnų | *fagrōnunz | *fagrô | *fagrōnō |
| Genitive | *fagriniz | *fagranǫ̂ | *fagrōniz | *fagrōnǫ̂ | *fagriniz | *fagranǫ̂ |
| Dative | *fagrini | *fagrammaz | *fagrōni | *fagrōmaz | *fagrini | *fagrammaz |
| Instrumental | *fagrinē | *fagrammiz | *fagrōnē | *fagrōmiz | *fagrinē | *fagrammiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: fæger, fæġer
- Old Saxon: fagar
- Old Dutch: *vagar (in placenames: Uagara uelda)
- Old High German: fagar
- Old Norse: fagr
- Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌲𐍂𐍃 (fagrs)