Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fra-
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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 Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“before, in front of”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πρό- (pró-, “in front of”).
Prefix
[edit]*fra-
- off, away
- completely, fully, up
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]All descendants except Gothic have merged the prefixes *fra-, *furi- and *firi-.
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (fare)
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *per- (before)
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic prefixes