Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/friþil

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *friþilaz. Equivalent to *friþu (“peace”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*friþil m

1. loved one, friend

   Synonyms: *frijōdil, *friund, *wini

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*friþil(a)
Genitive	*friþilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*friþil(a)	*friþilōs
Accusative	*friþil(a)	*friþilā
Genitive	*friþilas	*friþilō
Dative	*friþilē	*friþilum
Instrumental	*friþilu	*friþilum

Descendants

• >? Old Saxon: *frithil
  • >? Middle Low German: vridel, vredel (from this if secondary length ī, ē; otherwise < *frijōdil)
• Old High German: fridil
  • >? Middle High German: vridel (from this if short i; otherwise < *frijōdil)
    • (German: Friedel)