Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fahaz

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 *póḱ-o-s, from *peḱ-, though whether in the "comb (wool)" or "livestock" sense (and whether the two senses are related) is unclear. Orel prefers the former and compares Ancient Greek πόκος (pókos, “wool, fleece”),[1] while Kroonen prefers the latter and compares Latin pecus (“livestock”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑ.xɑz/

Noun

*fahaz n[2]

  1. (North Germanic) sheep
    Synonym: *skēpą

Inflection

Declension of *fahaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fahaz *fahizō
vocative *fahaz *fahizō
accusative *fahaz *fahizō
genitive *fahiziz *fahizǫ̂
dative *fahizi *fahizumaz
instrumental *fahizē *fahizumiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: fær, *fáʀ — Old East Norse
    • Icelandic: (obsolete) fær
    • Faroese: fár
    • Old Swedish: fār
    • Old Danish: far
      • Danish: får
        • Norwegian Bokmål: får
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: får

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*faxez”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 89
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fahiz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122: “*fahaz”
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