Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faką
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Via pre-Germanic *ph₂ǵóm, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂ǵ- (“to fit, fasten, fix”).[1] Cognate with Sanskrit पाजस् (pā́jas, “surface, side”), Latin pāgus (“division, district”) and pangō (“fasten, fix”, verb). The root is otherwise absent from Germanic, but see *fastuz.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*faką n
- (West Germanic) An enclosed or defined space; division; compartment; department
- (West Germanic) Bounded space of time; period; interval
Inflection edit
neuter a-stemDeclension of *faką (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *faką | *fakō | |
vocative | *faką | *fakō | |
accusative | *faką | *fakō | |
genitive | *fakas, *fakis | *fakǫ̂ | |
dative | *fakai | *fakamaz | |
instrumental | *fakō | *fakamiz |
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *fak