Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fagriþō

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 *fagraz +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑɣ.ri.θɔː/

Noun

*fagriþō f^[1]

fairness, beauty

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *fagriþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fagriþō	*fagriþôz
vocative	*fagriþō	*fagriþôz
accusative	*fagriþǭ	*fagriþōz
genitive	*fagriþōz	*fagriþǫ̂
dative	*fagriþōi	*fagriþōmaz
instrumental	*fagriþō	*fagriþōmiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *fagriþu
- Old Saxon: *fagiritha
  - ⇒ Old Saxon: gifagiritha (“jewellery”)
Old Norse: fegrð
- Icelandic: fegurð

References

^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fagriþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 89

[1] Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fagriþō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 89

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