Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhnō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱ-n-éh₂, from *perḱ- (“colored, speckled”). Cognate with Middle Irish erch (“perch, salmon”), Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, “perch”).

Noun

*furhnō f

1. trout

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *furhnō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*furhnō	*furhnôz
vocative	*furhnō	*furhnôz
accusative	*furhnǭ	*furhnōz
genitive	*furhnōz	*furhnǫ̂
dative	*furhnōi	*furhnōmaz
instrumental	*furhnō	*furhnōmiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *forhnu
  • Old English: forn
  • Old Saxon: forhna
    • Middle Low German: vôrne
      • → Swedish: färna
  • Old Dutch: *forna
    • Middle Dutch: vōorne
      • Dutch: voorn
  • Old High German: forhana
    • Middle High German: forhen, forhel
      • German: Forelle
        • → Danish: forel
        • → Dutch: forel
      • Luxembourgish: Frell
• → Latin: fariō (gen. fariōnis) (?)