Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōdaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Vṛddhi gerundive of *fraþjaną (“to understand”).[1]
Pronunciation
Adjective
*frōdaz (comparative *frōdōzô, superlative *frōdōstaz)
Inflection
Declension of *frōdaz (a-stem)
| Strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frōdaz | *frōdai | *frōdō | *frōdôz | *frōdą, -atō | *frōdō |
| Accusative | *frōdanǭ | *frōdanz | *frōdǭ | *frōdōz | *frōdą, -atō | *frōdō |
| Genitive | *frōdas, -is | *frōdaizǫ̂ | *frōdaizōz | *frōdaizǫ̂ | *frōdas, -is | *frōdaizǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frōdammai | *frōdaimaz | *frōdaizōi | *frōdaimaz | *frōdammai | *frōdaimaz |
| Instrumental | *frōdanō | *frōdaimiz | *frōdaizō | *frōdaimiz | *frōdanō | *frōdaimiz |
| Weak declension | ||||||
| Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *frōdô | *frōdaniz | *frōdǭ | *frōdōniz | *frōdô | *frōdōnō |
| Accusative | *frōdanų | *frōdanunz | *frōdōnų | *frōdōnunz | *frōdô | *frōdōnō |
| Genitive | *frōdiniz | *frōdanǫ̂ | *frōdōniz | *frōdōnǫ̂ | *frōdiniz | *frōdanǫ̂ |
| Dative | *frōdini | *frōdammaz | *frōdōni | *frōdōmaz | *frōdini | *frōdammaz |
| Instrumental | *frōdinē | *frōdammiz | *frōdōnē | *frōdōmiz | *frōdinē | *frōdammiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *frōd
- Proto-Norse: *ᚠᚱᛟᛞᚨᛉ (*frodaʀ)
- Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌸𐍃 (frōþs)
References
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*frōda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 156