Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fraiwą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfrɑi̯.wɑ̃/

Noun

*fraiwą n

1. seed, semen
2. gender
3. 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
  • Dalian: fri, fre
  • Old Swedish: frö
    • Swedish: frö
  • Old Danish: frø
    • Danish: frø
  • → Middle English: fry
    • Scots: fry, frie
    • English: fry
• Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌹𐍅 (fraiw)