Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farwaz

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 *fargwaz, from Pre-Germanic *porḱwós, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (spotted).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*farwaz

  1. colored, colorful

Inflection edit


Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old Saxon: faro, faru
  • Old High German: faro
    • Middle High German: vare

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN