Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/funsaz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From earlier *fundsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥tstós, from *pent- (to tread, go) + *-tós, with epenthetic -s- between dentals.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*funsaz

  1. ready, willing

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Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *funs
    • Old English: fūs
      • Middle English: fous, fus, fuus, vous, wous
    • Old Saxon: fūs
    • Old High German: funs
      • Middle High German: ?
        • Central Franconian: Fonz (perhaps in part)
  • Old Norse: fúss