Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furtu

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

*furtu m

  1. fart

Inflection[edit]

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *furtu
Genitive *fortō
Singular Plural
Nominative *furtu *furtiwi, *fortō
Accusative *furtu *furtū
Genitive *fortō *furtiwō
Dative *furtiwi, *fortō *furtum
Instrumental *furtu *furtum

Related terms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Saxon: *furt
    • Middle Low German:
      • German Low German:
        Altmärkisch: Fort
        Sauerländisch: Fuart
  • Old Dutch: *furt
  • Old High German: furz

References[edit]

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