Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fausaz

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *fūaną (to rot).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

*fausaz[1]

  1. rotten

Inflection[edit]


Descendants[edit]

  • Dutch: voos
  • Norwegian: føyr (dialectal)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 96