Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fawiþu

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fawiþō. Equivalent to *fau (“few”) +‎ *-iþu (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

*fawiþu f

1. fewness

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fawiþu
Genitive	*fawiþā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fawiþu	*fawiþō
Accusative	*fawiþā	*fawiþā
Genitive	*fawiþā	*fawiþō
Dative	*fawiþē	*fawiþōm, *fawiþum
Instrumental	*fawiþu	*fawiþōm, *fawiþum

Descendants

• Old Frisian: fād