Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fahtiz

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 *peḱ- (“to pluck; comb; shear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑx.tiz/

Noun

*fahtiz m

1. wool; fleece

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *fahtiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fahtiz	*fahtīz
vocative	*fahti	*fahtīz
accusative	*fahtį	*fahtinz
genitive	*fahtīz	*fahtijǫ̂
dative	*fahtī	*fahtimaz
instrumental	*fahtī	*fahtimiz

Related terms

• *fahsą
• *fehtaną

Descendants

• Old English: feht m
• (Old Frisian: fecht m)?
• Old Dutch: *faht
  • Middle Dutch: vacht
    • Dutch: vacht
• Old Norse: *fátt, *fætt
  • Old Swedish: fǣtter m
    • Swedish: fätt (dialectal)