Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Friþugaizaz

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 *friþuz (“peace”) +‎ *gaizaz (“spear”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸri.θu.ˌɣɑi̯.zɑz/

Proper noun

*Friþugaizaz m

  1. a male given name

Inflection

Declension of *Friþugaizaz (masculine a-stem)
singular
nominative *Friþugaizaz
vocative *Friþugaiz
accusative *Friþugaizą
genitive *Friþugaizas, *Friþugaizis
dative *Friþugaizai
instrumental *Friþugaizō

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *Friþugaiʀ
    • Old English: Friþugār, Freoþegār, Freoþogār (Mercian), Friþogār
    • Old High German: Frithugēr, Fridugēr
      • German: Fridger, Friedger, Friedeger
    • → Latin: Fredegarus
      • French: Frédégaire
      • Italian: Fredegario
      • Greek: Φρεδέγαρος (Fredégaros)
  • Old Norse: Friðgeirr
    • Icelandic: Friðgeir
    • Norwegian: Fridgeir, Fredgeir
    • Old Swedish: Fridhger
    • Old Danish: Frithger

References

  • Peterson, Lena (2007), “Friðgæiʀʀ”, in Story, Joanna, editor, Nordiskt runnamnslexikon. Femte, reviderade utgåvan. (Dictionary of proper names in Scandinavian Viking Age runic inscriptions (Studies in Early Medieval Britian)‎[1] (in Swedish), 5th edition, Uppsala: Institutet för språk och folkminnen, →ISBN, page 68
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