Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forsku

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

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *furskō, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱ-eh₂, from *pr̥sḱéti (to keep asking, question)[1][2].

Noun edit

*forsku f

  1. question, inquiry

Inflection edit

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *forsku
Genitive *forskā
Singular Plural
Nominative *forsku *forskō
Accusative *forskā *forskā
Genitive *forskā *forskō
Dative *forskē *forskōm, *forskum
Instrumental *forsku *forskōm, *forskum

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Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old High German: forsca

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fursko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*furskō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 120-121