Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frōkniz

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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

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Etymology

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Presumed vṛddhi gerundive of unattested *fraknaną, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *preg- (to yearn; to covet).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*frōkniz[1]

  1. daring, valiant

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*frōkniz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 115