Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frijōną

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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

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *priHéh₂ti (pleased, loved). By surface analysis, *frijaz (free) +‎ *-ōną. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *prijati (to please, favor).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɸri.jɔː.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *frijōną

    1. to love
    2. to free
    3. to like

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    References

    1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*fri(j)ōn-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 155