Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fausaz

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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

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Etymology

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From *fūaną (to rot).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*fausaz[1]

  1. rotten

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Dutch: voos
  • Norwegian: føyr (dialectal)

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fausaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 96