Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Sigifriþuz

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 *sigiz (“victory, triumph”) +‎ *friþuz (“peace, tranquility, sanctuary, refuge”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈse.ɣɑ.ɸri.θuz/

Noun

*Sigifriþuz m

a male given name

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *Sigifriþuz (u-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Sigifriþuz
vocative	*Sigifriþu
accusative	*Sigifriþų
genitive	*Sigifriþauz
dative	*Sigifriþiwi
instrumental	*Sigifriþū

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *Sigifriþu
- Old High German: Sigifrith, Sigifrid
  - Middle High German: Sîfrit
    - German: Siegfried (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: Sigfriðr, Sigfrøðr
- Icelandic: Sigfreður
- Faroese: Sigfríður
- Norwegian: Sigfred, Sigfrid
- Swedish: Sigfrid
  - → Finnish: Sigfrid
- Danish: Sigfred, Sigfrid

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