Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagriþō

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *fagraz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.ri.θɔː/

Noun[edit]

*fagriþō f[1]

  1. fairness, beauty

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *fagriþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fagriþō *fagriþôz
vocative *fagriþō *fagriþôz
accusative *fagriþǭ *fagriþōz
genitive *fagriþōz *fagriþǫ̂
dative *fagriþōi *fagriþōmaz
instrumental *fagriþō *fagriþōmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fagriþu
    • Old Saxon: *fagiritha
  • Old Norse: fegrð

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fagriþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 89