Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furtuz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥d-u-. Zero grade of *perd- (“to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸur.tuz/

Noun

*furtuz m

1. fart

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *furtuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*furtuz	*furtiwiz
vocative	*furtu	*furtiwiz
accusative	*furtų	*furtunz
genitive	*furtauz	*furtiwǫ̂
dative	*furtiwi	*furtumaz
instrumental	*furtū	*furtumiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *furtu
  • Old Saxon: *furt
    • Middle Low German:
      • German Low German:

        Altmärkisch: Fort

        Sauerländisch: Fuart

  • Old Dutch: *furt
    • Middle Dutch: vort
      • Dutch: vort
  • Old High German: furz
    • Middle High German: furz, vurz, vorz
      • Central Franconian:

        Ripuarian: Fotz

      • German: Furz
      • Yiddish: פֿאָרץ (forts)