Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/feþrō
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Pre-Germanic *péth₂reh₂, extended from the nominative stem of the Proto-Indo-European heteroclitic noun *péth₂r̥ ~ pth₂én-, from *peth₂- (“to fly”).[1] Compare Latin penna from Proto-Italic *petnā, which is a similar extension but from the oblique stem.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*feþrō f
Inflection
[edit]ō-stemDeclension of *feþrō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *feþrō | *feþrôz | |
vocative | *feþrō | *feþrôz | |
accusative | *feþrǭ | *feþrōz | |
genitive | *feþrōz | *feþrǫ̂ | |
dative | *feþrōi | *feþrōmaz | |
instrumental | *feþrō | *feþrōmiz |
Derived terms
[edit]- *fiþriją/*gafiþriją
- *feþrōhamô (“feather-cloak, used for flying”)
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *feþru
- Old Norse: fjǫðr