Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aferô

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

Possibly a substantivization of *aferą (“after, following”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑ.ɸe.rɔːː/

Noun

*aferô m

1. offspring, descendant, successor

Inflection

masculine an-stemDeclension of *aferô (masculine an-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aferô	*aferaniz
vocative	*aferô	*aferaniz
accusative	*aferanų	*aferanunz
genitive	*afiriniz	*aferanǫ̂
dative	*afirini	*aferammaz
instrumental	*afirinē	*aferammiz

Descendants

• Old English: eafora, eafera
• Old Saxon: avaro
• Old Dutch: *avaro
  • Middle Dutch: aver (only in the expression van aver te avere (“from heir to heir; from generation to generation”))
    • Dutch: aver (only in the expression van aver te aver (“from heir to heir; from generation to generation”) or its variant van aver tot aver)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰 (afara)