Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Frijjō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possibly related to *frijōną.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸrij.jɔː/

Proper noun

*Frijjō f

Frigg or Frigga, the Germanic goddess of love and home, wife of Odin. Identified in later times with the Roman goddess Venus.

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *Frijjō (ō-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Frijjō
vocative	*Frijjō
accusative	*Frijjǭ
genitive	*Frijjōz
dative	*Frijjōi
instrumental	*Frijjō

Derived terms

*Frijjōz dagaz

Descendants

Old English: frīġ, fricg, frycg, fria
Old High German: Friia
Old Norse Frigg
- Icelandic: Frigg
- Faroese: Frigg
- Norwegian: Frigg
- Swedish: Frigg
- Danish: Frigg
- English: Frigg, Frigga

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