Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faþō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.θɔː/

Noun

*faþō f

1. father's sister, paternal aunt

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *faþō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*faþō	*faþôz
vocative	*faþō	*faþôz
accusative	*faþǭ	*faþōz
genitive	*faþōz	*faþǫ̂
dative	*faþōi	*faþōmaz
instrumental	*faþō	*faþōmiz

Synonyms

• *faþǭ

Related terms

• *fadēr

Descendants

• Old English: faþu; Old English: faþe (< *faþǭ)
  • Middle English: *fathe
    • ⇒ Middle English: fathasunu
• Old Frisian: fethe
• Old Saxon: *fatha
  • Middle Low German: vāde