Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fra-

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

From Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“before, in front of”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πρό- (pró-, “in front of”).

Prefix

*fra-

off, away
completely, fully, up

Derived terms

► <a href='/wiki/Category:Proto-Germanic_words_prefixed_with_*fra-' title='Category:Proto-Germanic words prefixed with *fra-'>Proto-Germanic words prefixed with *fra-</a>

Descendants

All descendants except Gothic have merged the prefixes *fra-, *fur- and *firi-.

Old English: for-, fer-, fær-, fier-
- Middle English: for-, vor-
  - Scots: for-
  - English: for-
Old Frisian: for-
- Saterland Frisian: fer-
- West Frisian: for-, fer-
Old Saxon: far-, fir-
- Middle Low German: vor-
  - Low German: for-, ver-
Old Dutch: far-, for-, fer-
- Middle Dutch: ver-
  - Dutch: ver-
Old High German: far-, fir-
- Middle High German: ver-
  - German: ver-
  - Yiddish: פֿאַר־‎ (far-)
Old Norse: for-, fyr-, fir-
- Icelandic: for-
- Norwegian: for-
- Swedish: för-
- Danish: for-
- Westrobothnian: far-, farr-, får-
Gothic: 𐍆𐍂𐌰- (fra-)

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