Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/friþu

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 Proto-Germanic *friþuz. Equivalent to *frī (“free”) +‎ *-þu.

Noun

*friþu m

1. peace

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*friþu
Genitive	*friþō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*friþu	*friþiwi, *friþō
Accusative	*friþu	*friþū
Genitive	*friþō	*friþiwō
Dative	*friþiwi, *friþō	*friþum
Instrumental	*friþu	*friþum

Derived terms

• *friþusam
• *unfriþu

Descendants

• Old English: friþ, friþu
  • Middle English: frith, ffryth, firth, freth, freþ, frið, friþ, friþþ, fryth, fryþ
    • English: frith
  • ⇒ English: Chilvers (from a contraction of Ċēolfriþ + es or 's)
• Old Frisian: fretho
  • Saterland Frisian: Free
  • West Frisian: frede
• Old Saxon: frithu
  • Middle Low German: vrēde
    • Low German:
      • German Low German: Freed

        Westphalian:

        Münsterländer: Frää, Frääden, Frääde, Frääne, Freeden (Westmünsterländisch)

        Münsterländisch: Friäde, Friäden; tefriäden

        East Westphalian: Friae (Ravensbergisch)

    • Plautdietsch: Fräd
• Old Dutch: frithu
  • Middle Dutch: vrēde
    • Dutch: vrede, vree, vreed
      • Afrikaans: vrede
      • Negerhollands: vreed, vrede, vreede
      • Sranan Tongo: vrede, freide
    • Limburgish: vrieëd
• Old High German: fridu
  • Middle High German: vride, vrit
    • Cimbrian: friide
    • German: Friede, Frieden
    • Luxembourgish: Fridden
    • Yiddish: פֿרידן (fridn)
• →⇒ Vulgar Latin: *exfridō (see there for further descendants)