Proto-Germanic
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Etymology
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From Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- (“to provide”).
Pronunciation
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*farsī f
- (young) cow; heifer
Declension
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ī/jō-stemDeclension of *farsī (ī/jō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*farsī
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*farsijôz
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vocative
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*farsī
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*farsijôz
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accusative
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*farsijǭ
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*farsijōz
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genitive
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*farsijōz
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*farsijǫ̂
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dative
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*farsijōi
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*farsijōmaz
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instrumental
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*farsijō
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*farsijōmiz
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Related terms
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Descendants
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- Proto-West Germanic: *farsi, *farsijā
- >? Old English: *færu, *faro, *fore
- ⇒ Old English: hēahfore, hēafaru, hēafru, hēahfru, hēhfore; hēhfaro, hēffere, hēhfare
- Middle English: heyfre, haffer, hayfare, hayfre, hefere, heffere, heffre, heyfer, heyfor, heyfur; heekfar, hefker, hekfare, hekfere, hekfore
- Old Saxon: *fersia
- Old Dutch: *fersa
- Old High German: *fersea, *fersa
- Middle High German: ferse, verse (perhaps borrowed from Low German)