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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furtu

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

From Proto-Germanic *furtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥d-ú-s, from *perd- (“to fart loudly”) +‎ *-us.[1]

Noun

*furtu m

  1. fart

Inflection
u-stem
Singular
Nominative *furtu
Genitive *furtō
Singular Plural
Nominative *furtu *furtiwi, *furtō
Accusative *furtu *furtū
Genitive *furtō *furtiwō
Dative *furtiwi, *furtō *furtum
Instrumental *furtu *furtum
  • *fertan

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Old Saxon: *furt
    • Middle Low German:
      • German Low German:
        Altmärkisch: Fort
        Sauerländisch: Fuart
  • Old Dutch: *furt
  • Old High German: furz
    • Middle High German: furz, vurz, vorz
      • Central Franconian:
        Ripuarian: Fotz
      • German: Furz

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*furtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
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