Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Friþugaizaz

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 *friþuz (“peace”) +‎ *gaizaz (“spear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸri.θu.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/

Proper noun

*Friþugaizaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Friþugaizaz (masculine a-stem)

	singular
nominative	*Friþugaizaz
vocative	*Friþugaiz
accusative	*Friþugaizą
genitive	*Friþugaizas, *Friþugaizis
dative	*Friþugaizai
instrumental	*Friþugaizō

Related terms

• *Hrōþigaizaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Friþugaiʀ
  • Old English: Friþugār, Freoþegār, Freoþogār (Mercian), Friþogār
  • Old Dutch: *Frithogēr
  • Old High German: Frithugēr, Fridugēr
    • German: Fridger, Friedger, Friedeger
  • → Latin: Fredegarus
    • French: Frédégaire
    • Italian: Fredegario
    • Greek: Φρεδέγαρος (Fredégaros)
• Old Norse: Friðgeirr
  • Icelandic: Friðgeir
  • Norwegian: Fridgeir, Fredgeir
  • Old Swedish: Fridhger
  • Old Danish: Frithger

References

• Peterson, Lena (2007), “Friðgæiʀʀ”, in Story, Joanna, editor, Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Femte, reviderade utgåvan. (Dictionary of proper names in Scandinavian Viking Age runic inscriptions (Studies in Early Medieval Britian)‎^[1] (in Swedish), 5th edition, Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen, →ISBN, page 68