Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fōþr

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

Likely dissimilated from earlier *fōrþr, from *fōrijan (“to lead; to bring”) +‎ *-þr, perhaps influenced by similar sounding formations, compare *fōdr (“fodder”).

Noun edit

*fōþr n

load, wagonload

Inflection edit

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fōþr
Genitive	*fōþras
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fōþr	*fōþru
Accusative	*fōþr	*fōþru
Genitive	*fōþras	*fōþrō
Dative	*fōþrē	*fōþrum
Instrumental	*fōþru	*fōþrum

Descendants edit

Old English: fōþer
- Middle English: fother, foður, fothir, fothyr, futher, fodyr, fooder, foþer, foþere, foðer, voðer, ffoder
  - English: fother
  - Scots: fother
Old Dutch: *fuothar
- Middle Dutch: voeder
  - Dutch: voeder, voer
    - Afrikaans: voer
  - Limburgish: voder, voor
Old High German: fuodar
- Middle High German: vuoder
  - German: Fuder
  - Luxembourgish: Fudder