Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/friþu

This Proto-West 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.

From Proto-Germanic *friþuz. Equivalent to *frī (“free”) +‎ *-þu.

*friþu m

1. peace

• *friþusam
• *unfriþu

• Old English: friþ, friþu
  • Middle English: frith, ffryth, firth, freth, freþ, frið, friþ, friþþ, fryth, fryþ
    • English: frith
  • ⇒ English: Chilvers (from a contraction of Ċēolfriþ + es or 's)
• Old Frisian: fretho
  • Saterland Frisian: Free
  • West Frisian: frede
• Old Saxon: frithu
  • Middle Low German: vrēde
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: Freed

        Westphalian:

        Münsterländer: Frää, Frääden, Frääde, Frääne, Freeden (Westmünsterländisch)

        Münsterländisch: Friäde, Friäden; tefriäden

        East Westphalian: Friae (Ravensbergisch)

    • Plautdietsch: Fräd
• Old Dutch: frithu
  • Middle Dutch: vrēde
    • Dutch: vrede, vree, vreed
      • Afrikaans: vrede
      • Negerhollands: vreed, vrede, vreede
      • Sranan Tongo: vrede, freide
    • Limburgish: vrieëd
• Old High German: fridu
  • Middle High German: vride, vrit
    • Cimbrian: friide
    • German: Friede, Frieden
    • Luxembourgish: Fridden
    • Yiddish: פֿרידן (fridn)
• →⇒ Vulgar Latin: *exfridō (see there for further descendants)