Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/firhwijō barnu

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

From *firhwijō (“humans, people”) +‎ *barn (“children”). Compare Old Norse fira bǫrn.

Noun

*firhwijō barnu n pl

  1. (poetic) sons of men, mankind

Descendants

  • Old English: fíra bearn
  • Old Saxon: firihō barn
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