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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/frawjô

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-Germanic *frawiz or *frawaz and the suffix *-jô, the stem being inherited from Proto-Indo-European *proHwo-, a derivation from *per- (“to go forward”). Cognate with Latin prōvincia (“territory, dominion, office, duty, province”), Russian пра́вый (právyj, “right”), Polish prawo (“law”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸrɑu̯.jɔːː/

Noun

*frawjô m

  1. lord

Inflection


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Descendants

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