Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frauwjō

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 *frawjô (“lord”).

Noun

*frauwjō m

1. lord

   Synonyms: *druhtin, *hairiʀō

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*frauwjō
Genitive	*frauwjini, *frauwjan
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frauwjō	*frauwjan
Accusative	*frauwjan	*frauwjan
Genitive	*frauwjini, *frauwjan	*frauwjanō
Dative	*frauwjini, *frauwjan	*frauwjum
Instrumental	*frauwjini, *frauwjan	*frauwjum

Derived terms

• *frauwjanō

Descendants

• Old English: frēa, frēo
• Old Frisian: *frā (in placenames)
• Old Saxon: frao, frōio, frōho, frāho, frō
• Old Dutch: *frō
• Old High German: frō, frōjo, frouwo