Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finkiz

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 *(s)ping- (“small bird, sparrow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸiŋ.kiz/

Noun

*finkiz m

1. finch

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *finkiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*finkiz	*finkīz
vocative	*finki	*finkīz
accusative	*finkį	*finkinz
genitive	*finkīz	*finkijǫ̂
dative	*finkī	*finkimaz
instrumental	*finkī	*finkimiz

Related terms

• *finkô
• *spinkiz

Descendants

• Old English: finc, finċ
  • Middle English: fink; fynche, fynch, finch
    • English: finch
    • Scots: phink, finch
• Old Frisian: *fink
  • Saterland Frisian: Fink
  • West Frisian: fink
• Old Saxon: *fink
  • Middle Low German: vink
    • Low German: Fink
    • → Danish: finke
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: finke
    • → Swedish: fink
• Old Dutch: *fink
  • Middle Dutch: vink
    • Dutch: vink
• Old High German: finc, fink