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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frōw(ī)

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.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

From *frōw (“early”, adverb) +‎ *-ī.[1]

Adjective

*frōw(ī)

  1. early

Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *frōw(ī)
Genitive *frōw(ī)as
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frōw(ī) *frōw(ī)u *frōw(ī)
Accusative *frōw(ī)anā *frōw(ī)ā *frōw(ī)
Genitive *frōw(ī)as *frōw(ī)eʀā *frōw(ī)as
Dative *frōw(ī)umē *frōw(ī)eʀē *frōw(ī)umē
Instrumental *frōw(ī)u *frōw(ī)eʀu *frōw(ī)u
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frōw(ī)ē *frōw(ī)ō *frōw(ī)u
Accusative *frōw(ī)ā *frōw(ī)ā *frōw(ī)u
Genitive *frōw(ī)eʀō *frōw(ī)eʀō *frōw(ī)eʀō
Dative *frōw(ī)ēm, *frōw(ī)um *frōw(ī)ēm, *frōw(ī)um *frōw(ī)ēm, *frōw(ī)um
Instrumental *frōw(ī)ēm, *frōw(ī)um *frōw(ī)ēm, *frōw(ī)um *frōw(ī)ēm, *frōw(ī)um

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: *frōw, *frōwi
    • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: fröier
  • Old Saxon: *frōw, *frōwi
    • Middle Low German: vrô
      • German Low German: froi
  • Old Dutch: *fruoi
  • Old High German: fruoi, *fruo

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 156
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