Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/arfô

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

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Noun

*arfô m

1. chickweed

Inflection

Declension of *arfô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*arfô	*arfaniz
Vocative	*arfô	*arfaniz
Accusative	*arfanų	*arfanunz
Genitive	*arfiniz	*arfanǫ̂
Dative	*arfini	*arfammaz
Instrumental	*arfinē	*arfammiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *arfō
  • Old English: earfan pl
  • Old Frisian: *arfa
    • Saterland Frisian: arf, arve
  • Old Saxon: *arfo
    • Middle Low German: *arfe
      • German Low German: Arf
      • →? Old Norse: arfi, ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular; ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular; ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural
        • Icelandic: arfi
        • Faroese: arvi
        • Norwegian: arve
        • Old Swedish: arve
          • Swedish: arv (dialectal)
        • Danish: arve
  • Old Dutch: *arfo
    • Middle Dutch: *erfe
      • Dutch: erf
• Old Norse: arfi, ᛅᚱᚠᛁ (arfi) — nominative singular; ᛅᚱᚠᛅ (arfa) — dative/accusative/genitive singular; ᛅᚱᚠᛅᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛆᚱᚠᛆᛦ (arfaʀ), ᛅᚱᚠᛅᚱ (arfar) — nominative plural
  • Icelandic: arfi
  • Faroese: arvi
  • Norwegian: arve
  • Old Swedish: arve
    • Swedish: arv (dialectal)
  • Danish: arve