Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frīdaz
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *priHtós, a to-stem adjective to Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to love”). Cognate with Sanskrit प्रीत (prīta, “pleased, delighted; beloved”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*frīdaz
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *frīdaz (a-stem)
Strong declension | ||||||
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Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *frīdaz | *frīdai | *frīdō | *frīdôz | *frīdą, -atō | *frīdō |
Accusative | *frīdanǭ | *frīdanz | *frīdǭ | *frīdōz | *frīdą, -atō | *frīdō |
Genitive | *frīdas, -is | *frīdaizǫ̂ | *frīdaizōz | *frīdaizǫ̂ | *frīdas, -is | *frīdaizǫ̂ |
Dative | *frīdammai | *frīdaimaz | *frīdaizōi | *frīdaimaz | *frīdammai | *frīdaimaz |
Instrumental | *frīdanō | *frīdaimiz | *frīdaizō | *frīdaimiz | *frīdanō | *frīdaimiz |
Weak declension | ||||||
Case | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |||
Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *frīdô | *frīdaniz | *frīdǭ | *frīdōniz | *frīdô | *frīdōnō |
Accusative | *frīdanų | *frīdanunz | *frīdōnų | *frīdōnunz | *frīdô | *frīdōnō |
Genitive | *frīdiniz | *frīdanǫ̂ | *frīdōniz | *frīdōnǫ̂ | *frīdiniz | *frīdanǫ̂ |
Dative | *frīdini | *frīdammaz | *frīdōni | *frīdōmaz | *frīdini | *frīdammaz |
Instrumental | *frīdinē | *frīdammiz | *frīdōnē | *frīdōmiz | *frīdinē | *frīdammiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: frīþ, *frīd, frīdhengest
- Old Norse: fríðr
References
[edit]- de Vries, Jan (1977) Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 143