Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fristiz

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”) + *-þiz, the former abstracted from a Proto-Indo-European *pres-sto-, composed of *per- (“forward, forth, over, beyond”) +‎ *steh₂- (“to stand”). Closely related to *frestą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸris.tiz/

Noun

*fristiz m

1. an appointed time; date

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *fristiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fristiz	*fristīz
vocative	*fristi	*fristīz
accusative	*fristį	*fristinz
genitive	*fristīz	*fristijǫ̂
dative	*fristī	*fristimaz
instrumental	*fristī	*fristimiz

Related terms

• *frestą

Descendants

• Old English: frist, first, fierst, fyrst m; fierst f
  • Middle English: first, furst, feorst, forst, ferst, frest, vrist
    • English: frist, first
    • Scots: frist, frest, first, fyrst
• Old Saxon: *frist
  • Middle Low German: frist, ferst, verst, vorst, vrüst f
• Old Dutch: frist
  • Middle Dutch: verste, verst, varste, vierste, vorste, vōorste, vurste, vuerste
• Old High German: frist m; frist f
  • Middle High German: vrist m; vrist f
    • German: Frist f
• Old Norse: *frestr; *fresta (likely a back-formation of the neuter plural of *frestą)