Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ferþuz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pértus, equivalent to *feraną (“to cross”) +‎ *-þuz. The oblique stem *pr̥téw- gave rise to *furduz.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸer.θuz/

Noun

*ferþuz m

inlet, fjord

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *ferþuz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*ferþuz	*firþiwiz
vocative	*ferþu	*firþiwiz
accusative	*ferþų	*ferþunz
genitive	*ferþauz	*firþiwǫ̂
dative	*firþiwi	*ferþumaz
instrumental	*ferþū	*ferþumiz

Related terms

*furduz

Descendants

Proto-Norse: *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ), *ᚠᛡᛖᚱᚦᚢᛦ (*fᴀerþuʀ /fearþuʀ/)
- Old Norse: fjǫrðr
  - Icelandic: fjörður
  - Faroese: fjørður
  - Norn: fjord
  - Norwegian: fjord (see there for further descendants)
  - Old Swedish: fiorþer, fiordher
    - Swedish: fjord
    - ⇒ Old Swedish: fiærdher
      - Swedish: fjärd, (dialectal) fjäl
  - Old Danish: fiorth
    - Danish: fjord
      - Norwegian Bokmål: fjord
  - → Middle English: fyrth
    - Scots: firth
      - → English: firth
  - Gutnish: fjäd

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