Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/friþilaz

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 +‎ *-ilaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸri.ði.lɑz/

Noun

*friþilaz m

  1. loved one, beloved, friend, lover

Inflection

Declension of *friþilaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *friþilaz *friþilōz, *friþilōs
vocative *friþil *friþilōz, *friþilōs
accusative *friþilą *friþilanz
genitive *friþilas, *friþilis *friþilǫ̂
dative *friþilai *friþilamaz
instrumental *friþilō *friþilamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *friþil
    • >? 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)
  • Old Norse: friðill
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