Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fadēr

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 *ph₂tḗr (father).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑ.ðɛːr/

    Noun

    *fadēr m

    1. father

    Inflection

    Declension of *fadēr (r-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *fadēr *fadriz
    vocative *fader *fadriz
    accusative *faderų *fadrunz
    genitive *fadurz *fadrǫ̂
    dative *fadri *fadrumaz
    instrumental *fadrē *fadrumiz

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    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fader-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 121