Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fristiz
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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
From an earlier *fres (“forward”) + *-þiz, the former abstracted from a Proto-Indo-European *pres-sto-, composed of *per- (“forward, forth, over, beyond”) + *steh₂- (“to stand”). Closely related to *frestą.
Pronunciation
Noun
*fristiz m
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *fristiz | *fristīz |
| vocative | *fristi | *fristīz |
| accusative | *fristį | *fristinz |
| genitive | *fristīz | *fristijǫ̂ |
| dative | *fristī | *fristimaz |
| instrumental | *fristī | *fristimiz |
Related terms
Descendants
- Old English: frist, first, fierst, fyrst m; fierst f
- Old Saxon: *frist
- Old Dutch: frist
- Old High German: frist m; frist f
- Old Norse: *frestr; *fresta (likely a back-formation of the neuter plural of *frestą)
References
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*frestan ~ *frestaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 113