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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From *fōts (“foot”) + *spurą (“track”).
Noun
*fōtspurą n
- trail of footprints, visible footsteps
- footprint
Inflection
Declension of *fōtspurą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*fōtspurą
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*fōtspurō
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| vocative
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*fōtspurą
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*fōtspurō
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| accusative
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*fōtspurą
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*fōtspurō
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| genitive
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*fōtspuras, *fōtspuris
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*fōtspurǫ̂
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| dative
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*fōtspurai
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*fōtspuramaz
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| instrumental
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*fōtspurō
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*fōtspuramiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *fōtspor
- Old English: fōtspor
- Old Frisian: *fōtspor
- Saterland Frisian: Foutspúre, Foutspúur
- Old Saxon: *fōtspor
- Middle Low German: vôtspōr, vôtspore, vôtspār
- German Low German: Footspoor
- Old Dutch: *fōtspor, *fuotspor
- Old High German: fuozspor
- Middle High German: vuozspor
- Old Norse: fótspor