Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuþiz

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 rebuilt from an-stem *feuþô ~ *futtaz, from pre-Proto-Germanic *péut-ō ~ *put-nós, from Proto-Indo-European *pewt-, cognate with Latin pūtos (“penis”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸu.θiz/

Noun

*fuþiz f

1. vagina

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *fuþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fuþiz	*fuþīz
vocative	*fuþi	*fuþīz
accusative	*fuþį	*fuþinz
genitive	*fuþīz	*fuþjǫ̂
dative	*fuþī	*fuþimaz
instrumental	*fuþī	*fuþimiz

Alternative reconstructions

• *futtiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *futi
  • Old Saxon: *fut
    • Middle Low German: vut, vot, fut
      • → Dutch: vot
      • → Middle High German: vut, fut
        • Central Franconian: Fott
        • German: Fut
• Old Norse: fuð
  • Icelandic: fuð
  • Norwegian: fud
  • Scots: fud