Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōdį̄

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 *frōdaz (“wise, experienced”) +‎ *-į̄ (“stative noun suffix”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸrɔː.ðĩː/

Noun

*frōdį̄ f

wisdom, understanding

Inflection

īn-stemDeclension of *frōdį̄ (īn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*frōdį̄	*frōdīniz
vocative	*frōdį̄	*frōdīniz
accusative	*frōdīnų	*frōdīnunz
genitive	*frōdīniz	*frōdīnǫ̂
dative	*frōdīni	*frōdīmaz
instrumental	*frōdīnē	*frōdīmiz

Descendants

Old High German: fruoti
- Middle High German: vruote
Old Norse: frœði, frǿði
- Icelandic: fræði
- Faroese: frøði
Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌴𐌹 (frōdei)

References

^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*frōda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 156: “Also cf. Go. frodei, ON frœði, OHG fruoti, MHG vruote f. 'wisdom, sense'.”

[1] Guus Kroonen (2013) “*frōda-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 156: “Also cf. Go. frodei, ON frœði, OHG fruoti, MHG vruote f. 'wisdom, sense'.”

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