Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frijō

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 Proto-Indo-European *priHéh₂, feminine form of *priHós, from the root *preyH- (“to love”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸri.jɔː/

Noun

*frijō f

  1. (West Germanic) loved one, spouse, wife

Inflection

Declension of *frijō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *frijō *frijôz
vocative *frijō *frijôz
accusative *frijǭ *frijōz
genitive *frijōz *frijǫ̂
dative *frijōi *frijōmaz
instrumental *frijō *frijōmiz

Coordinate terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *friju
    • Old English: frēo f, older *frio
    • Old Saxon: frī f; frī n (< *frijją)
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