Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fausaz

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 *fūaną (to rot).

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*fausaz[1]

  1. rotten

Inflection edit


Descendants edit

  • Dutch: voos
  • Norwegian: føyr (dialectal)

References edit

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 96