Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/friþōniz

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

Derived from *friþōną (“to make peace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸri.θɔː.niz/

Noun

*friþōniz f

1. a making peace, pacifying

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *friþōniz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*friþōniz	*friþōnīz
vocative	*friþōni	*friþōnīz
accusative	*friþōnį	*friþōninz
genitive	*friþōnīz	*friþōnijǫ̂
dative	*friþōnī	*friþōnimaz
instrumental	*friþōnī	*friþōnimiz

Descendants

• Old English: friþian
  • Middle English: frithen, ffryþe, frethen, frythen, fyrthe, vreþie, friðen, friþian, fruðien
    • Scots: freeth
• Old Norse: friðan
  • Icelandic: friðan, friðun
• Gothic: *𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃 (*friþōns), 𐌲𐌰𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌸𐍉𐌽𐍃 (gafriþōns)