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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aferô

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Possibly a substantivization of *abar (“after, following”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.ɸe.rɔːː/

Noun

*aferô m

  1. offspring, descendant, successor

Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *aferô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aferô *aferaniz
vocative *aferô *aferaniz
accusative *aferanų *aferanunz
genitive *afiriniz *aferanǫ̂
dative *afirini *aferammaz
instrumental *afirinē *aferammiz

Descendants
  • Old English: eafora, eafera
  • Old Saxon: avaro
  • Old Dutch: *avaro
    • Middle Dutch: aver (only in the expression van aver te avere (“from heir to heir; from generation to generation”))
      • Dutch: aver (only in the expression van aver te aver (“from heir to heir; from generation to generation”) or its variant van aver tot aver)
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰 (afara)
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