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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frōbru

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

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

  1. solace, comfort

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

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old English: frōfor
    • Middle English: frovre, frother
  • Old Saxon: frōvra, frōfra
  • Old High German: fluobara

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