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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ferhuz

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 Proto-Indo-European *pérkus (“oak”), from the root *perkʷ- (“oak”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸer.xuz/

Noun

*ferhuz m

  1. body
  2. life; being; existence
  3. oak tree
    Synonym: *aiks

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *ferhuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ferhuz *firhiwiz
vocative *ferhu *firhiwiz
accusative *ferhų *ferhunz
genitive *ferhauz *firhiwǫ̂
dative *firhiwi *ferhumaz
instrumental *ferhū *ferhumiz

Synonyms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *ferh
    • Old English: feorh, feorg
      • Middle English: feor, fere
    • Old Frisian: ferch
    • Old Saxon: ferh, ferah
    • Old High German: ferah
      • Middle High German: vërch
        • German: Ferch (obsolete)
  • Old Norse: fjǫrr
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍈𐌿𐍃 (fairƕus)
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