Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/ferþuz

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 *pértus, equivalent to *feraną (“to cross”) +‎ *-þuz. The oblique stem *pr̥téw- gave rise to *furduz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸer.θuz/

Noun

*ferþuz m(North Germanic)

  1. inlet, fjord

Inflection

Declension of *ferþuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *ferþuz *firþiwiz
vocative *ferþu *firþiwiz
accusative *ferþų *ferþunz
genitive *ferþauz *firþiwǫ̂
dative *firþiwi *ferþumaz
instrumental *ferþū *ferþumiz

Descendants

  • Proto-Norse: *ᚠᛖᚱᚦᚢᛉ (*ferþuʀ), *ᚠᛡᛖᚱᚦᚢᛦ (*fᴀerþuʀ /⁠fearþuʀ⁠/)
    • Old Norse: fjǫrðr
      • Icelandic: fjörður
      • Faroese: fjørður
      • Norn: fjord
      • Norwegian: fjord (see there for further descendants)
      • Old Swedish: fiorþer, fiordher
        • Swedish: fjord
        • ⇒ Old Swedish: fiærdher
          • Swedish: fjärd, (dialectal) fjäl
      • Old Danish: fiorth
      • → Middle English: fyrth
      • Gutnish: fjäd
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