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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frauwjanō

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 1

Fossilized from *frauwjanō, genitive plural of *frauwjō (“lord”).

Adjective

*frauwjanō

  1. belonging to the lord
  2. holy, divine
  3. public
Inflection
n-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *frauwjanō
Genitive *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frauwjanō *frauwjanā *frauwjanā
Accusative *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanā
Genitive *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Dative *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Instrumental *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanini, *frauwjanan
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanōn
Accusative *frauwjanan *frauwjanōn *frauwjanōn
Genitive *frauwjananō *frauwjanōnō *frauwjananō
Dative *frauwjanum *frauwjanōm, *frauwjanum *frauwjanum
Instrumental *frauwjanum *frauwjanōm, *frauwjanum *frauwjanum
Derived terms
  • *frauwjanu (“domain of the lord, lordship; holiness”)
    • Old High German: *frōna
      • Middle High German: vrōne, vrōn, frōne, frōn
Descendants
  • Old Frisian: frāna
  • Old Saxon: frōno, frāno
    • Middle Low German: vrōne, vrōn, frōne
  • Old Dutch: *frōno, frōn
    • Middle Dutch: vrône
  • Old High German: frōno

Etymology 2

From *frauwjanō (“belonging to the lord”) +‎ *-ō (agent noun). Compare Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌹𐌽𐌰𐍃𐍃𐌿𐍃 (fraujinassus, “lordship”).

Noun

*frauwjanō m

  1. domain of the lord, lordship, seigniory
  2. servant of the lord, vassal
Inflection

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Descendants
  • Old High German: *frōno
    • Middle High German: vrōne, frāne, frohne
  • Old Dutch: frōno
    • Middle Dutch: vrone
  • Old High German: *frōno
    • Middle High German: vrōne, vrōn, frōne, frōn
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