Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fų̄ht
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *funhtaz, related to the verb *funhtijaz (“to be wet”).
Adjective edit
*fų̄ht[1]
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *fų̄ht | ||
| Genitive | *fų̄htas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *fų̄ht | *fų̄htu | *fų̄ht |
| Accusative | *fų̄htanā | *fų̄htā | *fų̄ht |
| Genitive | *fų̄htas | *fų̄hteʀā | *fų̄htas |
| Dative | *fų̄htumē | *fų̄hteʀē | *fų̄htumē |
| Instrumental | *fų̄htu | *fų̄hteʀu | *fų̄htu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *fų̄htē | *fų̄htō | *fų̄htu |
| Accusative | *fų̄htā | *fų̄htā | *fų̄htu |
| Genitive | *fų̄hteʀō | *fų̄hteʀō | *fų̄hteʀō |
| Dative | *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum | *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum | *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum |
| Instrumental | *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum | *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum | *fų̄htēm, *fų̄htum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: fūht
- Old Frisian: *fūht, *fūhte
- Old Saxon: *fūht
- Old Dutch: fughte (in placenames)
- Old High German: fūht, fūhti; fiuhti
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 126: “*fų̄ht”