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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/firhwijō barnu
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *firhwijō (“humans, people”) + *barn (“children”). Possible analog to Old Norse fíra synir.
Noun
*firhwijō barnu n pl
- sons of men, mankind
Descendants
- Old English: fíra bearn
- Old Saxon: firihō barn