Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/frafalu

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 *fra- (“fully”) +‎ *falu (“cruel”).

Noun

*frafalu m

1. wantonness, cruelty

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*frafalu
Genitive	*frafalō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*frafalu	*frafaliwi, *frafalō
Accusative	*frafalu	*frafalū
Genitive	*frafalō	*frafaliwō
Dative	*frafaliwi, *frafalō	*frafalum
Instrumental	*frafalu	*frafalum

Descendants

• Old English: fræfel, frefel n
• Old Saxon: *frafal
  • Middle Low German: vrêvel, vrevel, frêvel, vrêvele, wrevel
    • German Low German: frevel
• Old Dutch: *frafal
  • Middle Dutch: vrēvel
    • Dutch: wrevel
• Old High German: frefil, frevil
  • Middle High German: vrevel, frefel
    • German: Frevel