Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhs

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

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱeh₂. Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā (“furrow”), Latin porca (“lynchet”), Lithuanian pra-par̃šas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfurxs/

Noun

*furhs f

furrow

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *furhs (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*furhs	*furhiz
vocative	*furh	*furhiz
accusative	*furhų	*furhunz
genitive	*furhiz	*furhǫ̂
dative	*furhi	*furhumaz
instrumental	*furhē	*furhumiz

Related terms

*furhō

Descendants

Old English: furh, furuh
- Middle English: forow, furgh
  - English: furrow
Old Frisian: furch
- Saterland Frisian: fuurge
Old Saxon: *furh, furuh
- Middle Low German: vōre, vōr
Old Dutch: *furh, *furuh
- Middle Dutch: vōre, vuere
  - Dutch: voor
Old High German: furh, furuh
- → Italian: forra
- Middle High German: vurch
  - German: Furche
  - Luxembourgish: Fur
Old Norse: for
- Norwegian: for
- Old Swedish: for
  - Swedish: fåra

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