Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firi-

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 *per(i) (“through, across”), from *per-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸi.ri/

Prefix

*firi-

  1. around
  2. through, across
  3. expresses intensive or perfective meaning

Derived terms

Proto-Germanic terms prefixed with *firi-
Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firigrīpaną

Descendants

Only distinguished completely from other prefixes in Gothic; the other Germanic languages show varying degrees of merging *firi-, *fra- and *furi-.

  • Old English: fyr-
  • Old High German: firi-
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂- (fair-)
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