Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farwaz

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 earlier *fargwaz, from Pre-Germanic *porḱwós, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“spotted”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.wɑz/

Adjective

*farwaz

  1. colored, colorful

Inflection

Declension of *farwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *farwaz *farwō *farwą, -atō *farwai *farwôz *farwō
accusative *farwanǭ *farwǭ *farwą, -atō *farwanz *farwōz *farwō
genitive *farwas, -is *farwaizōz *farwas, -is *farwaizǫ̂ *farwaizǫ̂ *farwaizǫ̂
dative *farwammai *farwaizōi *farwammai *farwaimaz *farwaimaz *farwaimaz
instrumental *farwanō *farwaizō *farwanō *farwaimiz *farwaimiz *farwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *farwô *farwǭ *farwô *farwaniz *farwōniz *farwōnō
accusative *farwanų *farwōnų *farwô *farwanunz *farwōnunz *farwōnō
genitive *farwiniz *farwōniz *farwiniz *farwanǫ̂ *farwōnǫ̂ *farwanǫ̂
dative *farwini *farwōni *farwini *farwammaz *farwōmaz *farwammaz
instrumental *farwinē *farwōnē *farwinē *farwammiz *farwōmiz *farwammiz

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: faro, faru
  • Old High German: faro
    • Middle High German: vare

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*farwa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 130
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