Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōstrą

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 *peh₂- (“to protect”). Cognate with Latin pāscō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɔːs.trɑ̃/

Noun

*fōstrą n[1]

  1. fostering

Inflection

Declension 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

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *fōstr
  • Old Norse: fóstr

References

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