Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fraiwą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)per-, *(s)prey- (“to strew, sow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑi̯.wɑ̃/

Noun

*fraiwą n

seed, semen
gender
offspring

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *fraiwą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fraiwą	*fraiwō
vocative	*fraiwą	*fraiwō
accusative	*fraiwą	*fraiwō
genitive	fraiwas, fraiwis	*fraiwǫ̂
dative	*fraiwai	*fraiwamaz
instrumental	*fraiwō	*fraiwamiz

Derived terms

*fraiwijaz

Descendants

Old Norse: frjó, fræ
- Icelandic: frjó, fræ
- Faroese: fræ
- Norwegian: frø
- Swedish: frö
- Danish: frø
- Dalian: fri, fre
- Westrobothnian: fre
- Angermannic: fre
- → Middle English: fry
  - Scots: fry, frie
  - English: fry
Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅 (fraiw)