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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/farn
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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
Etymonline's sources (such as Watkins) derive this word from Proto-Indo-European *pornóm (“feather”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to traverse; go across”). However, Kroonen instead reconstructs Proto-Indo-European *p(t)erH-,[1] a root whose morphology is subject to heated debate. See there for more.
In any case, cognate to Latvian papartis, Proto-Celtic *ɸratis, Sanskrit पर्ण (parṇa), and Proto-Slavic *paportь.
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *farn | |
| Genitive | *farnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *farn | *farnō, *farnōs |
| Accusative | *farn | *farnā |
| Genitive | *farnas | *farnō |
| Dative | *farnē | *farnum |
| Instrumental | *farnu | *farnum |
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *farn | |
| Genitive | *farnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *farn | *farnu |
| Accusative | *farn | *farnu |
| Genitive | *farnas | *farnō |
| Dative | *farnē | *farnum |
| Instrumental | *farnu | *farnum |
Descendants
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 129-130
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