Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/gafrēgijaz

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 *preḱ- (to ask, request).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɣɑˈɸrɛː.ɣi.jɑz/

Adjective

*gafrēgijaz[1]

  1. famous

Inflection

Declension of *gafrēgijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gafrēgijaz *gafrēgijō *gafrēgiją, *-at(ō) *gafrēgijai *gafrēgijôz *gafrēgijō
accusative *gafrēgijanǭ *gafrēgijǭ *gafrēgiją, *-at(ō) *gafrēgijanz *gafrēgijōz *gafrēgijō
genitive *gafrēgijas, *gafrēgīs *gafrēgijaizōz *gafrēgijas, *gafrēgīs *gafrēgijaizǫ̂ *gafrēgijaizǫ̂ *gafrēgijaizǫ̂
dative *gafrēgijammai *gafrēgijaizōi *gafrēgijammai *gafrēgijaimaz *gafrēgijaimaz *gafrēgijaimaz
instrumental *gafrēgijanō *gafrēgijaizō *gafrēgijanō *gafrēgijaimiz *gafrēgijaimiz *gafrēgijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *gafrēgijô *gafrēgijǭ *gafrēgijô *gafrēgijaniz *gafrēgijōniz *gafrēgijōnō
accusative *gafrēgijanų *gafrēgijōnų *gafrēgijô *gafrēgijanunz *gafrēgijōnunz *gafrēgijōnō
genitive *gafrēgīniz *gafrēgijōniz *gafrēgīniz *gafrēgijanǫ̂ *gafrēgijōnǫ̂ *gafrēgijanǫ̂
dative *gafrēgīni *gafrēgijōni *gafrēgīni *gafrēgijammaz *gafrēgijōmaz *gafrēgijammaz
instrumental *gafrēgīnē *gafrēgijōnē *gafrēgīnē *gafrēgijammiz *gafrēgijōmiz *gafrēgijammiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *gafrāgī
    • Old English: ġefrǣġe
    • Old Saxon: gifrāgi
  • Old Norse: frægr

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald; Taylor, Ann (2014), The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 239:PGmc *gafrēgijaz