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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frauwjanō

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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

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Etymology 1

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Fossilized from *frauwjanō, genitive plural of *frauwjō (lord).

Adjective

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*frauwjanō

  1. belonging to the lord
  2. holy, divine
  3. public
Inflection
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n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *frauwjanō
Genitive *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frauwjanō *frauwjanā *frauwjanā
Accusative *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanā
Genitive *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Dative *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Instrumental *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanōn
Accusative *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanōn
Genitive *frauwjananō *frauwjanōnō *frauwjananō
Dative *frauwjanum *frauwjanōm, *frauwjanum *frauwjanum
Instrumental *frauwjanum *frauwjanōm, *frauwjanum *frauwjanum
Derived terms
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  • *frauwjanu (domain of the lord, lordship; holiness)
    • Old High German: *frōna
Descendants
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Etymology 2

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From *frauwjanō (belonging to the lord) +‎ *-ō (agent noun). Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (fraujinassus, lordship).

Noun

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*frauwjanō m

  1. domain of the lord, lordship, seigniory
  2. servant of the lord, vassal
Inflection
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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *frauwjanō
Genitive *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Singular Plural
Nominative *frauwjanō *frauwjanan
Accusative *frauwjanan *frauwjanan
Genitive *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjananō
Dative *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanum
Instrumental *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanum
Descendants
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