Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frōbru

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Unknown; presumably from Proto-Germanic *frōbrō, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *proH-bʰr-eh₂, from *proH- (“toward”) +‎ *bʰer- (“to bear, carry”) +‎ *-eh₂, or perhaps from *pro- (“toward”) +‎ *op- (“to work, ability”) +‎ *-rós.[1]

Noun

*frōbru f

solace, comfort

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*frōbru
Genitive	*frōbrā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frōbru	*frōbrō
Accusative	*frōbrā	*frōbrā
Genitive	*frōbrā	*frōbrō
Dative	*frōbrē	*frōbrōm
Instrumental	*frōbru	*frōbrōm

Derived terms

*frōbrijan

Descendants

Old English: frōfor
- Middle English: frovre, frother
  - English: frover, frother
Old Saxon: frōvra, frōfra
Old High German: fluobara

References

Lloyd, Albert L.; Lühr, Rosemarie (2007) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (in German), volume 3: fadum – fustslag, Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN

[1] Lloyd, Albert L.; Lühr, Rosemarie (2007) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Althochdeutschen (in German), volume 3: fadum – fustslag, Göttingen/Zürich: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, →ISBN