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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ferhwą

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 *perkʷ- (“oak”). Probably derived from Proto-Germanic *ferhuz (“body; life; oak-tree”).

Old Norse fjǫrg (“gods”), from Proto-Germanic *fergō, could originally be the plural of this neuter (“vital forces”?), with analogical vocalism instead of the expected *furgō (with delabialization in this context).

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

Noun

*ferhwą n

  1. body
    Synonyms: *būkaz, *lībą, *ferhuz, *līką, *kruppaz
    Hyponym: *līkahamô
  2. life
    Synonyms: *lībą, *ferhuz

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *ferhwą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ferhwą *ferhwō
vocative *ferhwą *ferhwō
accusative *ferhwą *ferhwō
genitive *ferhwas, *firhwis *ferhwǫ̂
dative *firhwai *ferhwamaz
instrumental *ferhwō *ferhwamiz

Derived terms

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: fjǫr
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