Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furhu

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *furhō.

Noun

*furhu f

fir
pine

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*furhu
Genitive	*furhā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*furhu	*furhō
Accusative	*furhā	*furhā
Genitive	*furhā	*furhō
Dative	*furhē	*furhōm
Instrumental	*furhu	*furhōm

Derived terms

*furhiþi
*furhīn
- Middle Dutch: vurin, vorin
  - Dutch: vuren

Descendants

Old English: fyrh, furh
- Middle English: firre
  - English: fir (perhaps partially or wholly derived from Old Norse)
Old Saxon: furia
- Middle Low German: vūre
  - Low German: Fuhr
Old Dutch: *fura
- ⇒ Dutch: Forolta
- ⇒ Dutch: Fornhese
Old High German: furh, furuh
- Middle High German: vorhe
  - German: Föhre

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