Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fuhā

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 *fuhǭ.

Noun

*fuhā f

1. vixen, female fox

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fohā
Genitive	*fohōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fohā	*fohōn
Accusative	*fohōn	*fohōn
Genitive	*fohōn	*fohōnō
Dative	*fohōn	*fohōm, *fuhum
Instrumental	*fohōn	*fohōm, *fuhum

Alternative reconstructions

• *fuggā

Related terms

• *fuhs

Descendants

• Old Saxon: foha
  • Middle Low German: vō
• Old High German: foha
  • Middle High German: vohe
    • German: Fähe, Fehe
      • → Lower Sorbian: beja