Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōstrą

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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 Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (to protect). Cognate with Latin pāscō.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*fōstrą n[1]

  1. fostering

Inflection[edit]

neuter a-stemDeclension of *fōstrą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fōstrą *fōstrō
vocative *fōstrą *fōstrō
accusative *fōstrą *fōstrō
genitive *fōstras, *fōstris *fōstrǫ̂
dative *fōstrai *fōstramaz
instrumental *fōstrō *fōstramiz

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*fōstran”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 110