Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fnasą

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

Unknown.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸnɑ.sɑ̃/

Noun

*fnasą n

  1. outer layer, husk

Inflection

Declension of *fnasą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fnasą *fnasō
vocative *fnasą *fnasō
accusative *fnasą *fnasō
genitive *fnasas, *fnasis *fnasǫ̂
dative *fnasai *fnasamaz
instrumental *fnasō *fnasamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: fnæs
  • Old Norse: *fnas
    • Norwegian:
      • Norwegian Bokmål: fnas
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: fnas

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fnasan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
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