Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furkaz

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 *perg- (“board, beam, post”). Cognate with Lithuanian pérgas (“boat made from a tree-hollow, dugout, canoe”), Russian поро́г (poróg, “threshold, doorstep, sill”), Latin pergula (“veranda, balcony, projection”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸur.kɑz/

Noun

*furkaz m

1. beam, pole, stake, stick

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *furkaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*furkaz	*furkōz, *furkōs
vocative	*furk	*furkōz, *furkōs
accusative	*furką	*furkanz
genitive	*furkas, *furkis	*furkǫ̂
dative	*furkai	*furkamaz
instrumental	*furkō	*furkamiz

Derived terms

• *furkulaz, *furkilaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *furk, *fork
  • ⇒ Proto-West Germanic: *furkul, *forkul
    • Old English: forclas (plural)
    • Old Saxon: ferkal, fercal
• Old Norse: forkr
  • Icelandic: forkur
  • Faroese: forkutur (with adjectival suffix)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fork; (dialectal) førk
  • Swedish: fork (dialectal)