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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furþą
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From pre-Germanic *pŕ̥-to(m), perhaps with accent retraction from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-tó-m or *pr̥-t-ó, derived from *per- (“to cross; across, before, in front”). Compare Ancient Greek πάρ (pár), Latin por-, Sanskrit प्र् (pr).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfur.θɑ/
Alternative reconstructions
- *furþa
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Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “forth”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*furþ(a)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 121
- Philippa, Marlies; Debrabandere, Frans; Quak, Arend; Schoonheim, Tanneke; van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009), “voort1”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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