Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frestą

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 an earlier *fres (“forward”), abstracted from a Proto-Indo-European *pres-sto-, composed of *per- (“forward, forth, over, beyond”) +‎ *steh₂- (“to stand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸres.tɑ̃/

Noun

*frestą n

1. an appointed time; date

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *frestą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*frestą	*frestō
vocative	*frestą	*frestō
accusative	*frestą	*frestō
genitive	*frestas, *fristis	*frestǫ̂
dative	*frestai	*frestamaz
instrumental	*frestō	*frestamiz

Related terms

• *fristiz

Descendants

• Old English: frist, first, fyrst n
• Old Frisian: ferst, first n
  • North Frisian: frest, ferst
• Old High German: *frist
  • Middle High German: vrist n
• Old Norse: frest n
  • Icelandic: frestur m
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: frest m
  • Swedish: frist
  • Danish: frist
    • Norwegian Bokmål: frist