Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frikī

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 *frikį̄. Equivalent to *frek (“greed”) +‎ *-ī (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*frikī f

1. greed

Inflection

īn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*frikī
Genitive	*frikīn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frikī	—
Accusative	*frikīn	—
Genitive	*frikīn	—
Dative	*frikīn	—
Instrumental	*frikīn	—

Descendants

• Old English: friċu
• Old High German: frehhī, frechī
  • Middle High German: vreche
    • Alemannic German: Freche
    • Bavarian: Freche