Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frō(ī)

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *frō (“early”, adverb) +‎ *-ī.

Adjective

*frō(ī)

1. early

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*frō
Genitive	*frōas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*frō	*frō	*frō
Accusative	*frōanā	*frōā	*frō
Genitive	*frōas	*frōeʀā	*frōas
Dative	*frōmē	*frōeʀē	*frōmē
Instrumental	*frō	*frōeʀu	*frō
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*frōē	*frōō	*frō
Accusative	*frōā	*frōā	*frō
Genitive	*frōeʀō	*frōeʀō	*frōeʀō
Dative	*frōēm, *frōm	*frōēm, *frōm	*frōēm, *frōm
Instrumental	*frōēm, *frōm	*frōēm, *frōm	*frōēm, *frōm

ja-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*frōī
Genitive	*frōijas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*frōī	*frōiju	*frōī
Accusative	*frōijanā	*frōijā	*frōī
Genitive	*frōijas	*frōijeʀā	*frōijas
Dative	*frōijumē	*frōijeʀē	*frōijumē
Instrumental	*frōiju	*frōijeʀu	*frōiju
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*frōijē	*frōijō	*frōiju
Accusative	*frōijā	*frōijā	*frōiju
Genitive	*frōijeʀō	*frōijeʀō	*frōijeʀō
Dative	*frōijēm, *frōijum	*frōijēm, *frōijum	*frōijēm, *frōijum
Instrumental	*frōijēm, *frōijum	*frōijēm, *frōijum	*frōijēm, *frōijum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: *frōw, *frōwi
  • ⇒ Saterland Frisian: fröier
• Old Saxon: *frōw, *frōwi
  • Middle Low German: vrô
    • German Low German: froi
• Old Dutch: *fruoi
  • Middle Dutch: vroe
    • Dutch: vroeg
• Old High German: fruoi, *fruo
  • Middle High German: vrüe, vruoge, vruoje, vrüeje, vruo, fruo
    • Bavarian: fria
    • Central Franconian: freh, frieh, fröh, frööch

      Hunsrik: frih

      Luxembourgish: fréi

    • German: früh
    • Rhine Franconian: frieh