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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*farwaz

  1. colored, colorful

Inflection

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Descendants

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

References

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