Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/firhwijō
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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
From Proto-Germanic *firhwijōz.
Noun edit
*firhwijō m pl[1]
Inflection edit
| Masculine ja-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | — | |
| Genitive | — | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | — | *firhwijō, *firhwijōs |
| Accusative | — | *firhwijā |
| Genitive | — | *firhwijō |
| Dative | — | *firhwijum |
| Instrumental | — | *firhwijum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: fīras
- Old Saxon: fīrihos
- Old High German: firaha
- →⇒? Latin: Alaferhviae (< *alafirhwijō)
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 308: “PWGmc *firhwijō (gen. pl.”