Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frijahaidu

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 *frī (“free”) +‎ *-haidu.

Noun

*frijahaidu m

1. freedom

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*frijahaidu
Genitive	*frijahaidō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frijahaidu	*frijahaidiwi, *frijahaidō
Accusative	*frijahaidu	*frijahaidū
Genitive	*frijahaidō	*frijahaidiwō
Dative	*frijahaidiwi, *frijahaidō	*frijahaidum
Instrumental	*frijahaidu	*frijahaidum

Descendants

• Old English:
  • Middle English:
    • English: freehood
• Old Saxon: *frīhēd
  • Middle Low German: vrîheit
    • German Low German: Freeiheid
• Old Dutch: frīheid
  • Middle Dutch: vriheit
    • Dutch: vrijheid
• Old High German:
  • Middle High German:
    • German: Freiheit