Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furistaz

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

Superlative of *furai, *furi (“before”), from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂- (“idem”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸu.ri.stɑz/

Adjective

*furistaz (adverb *furist)

  1. first, foremost

Inflection

Declension of *furistaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *furistaz *furistō *furistą, -atō *furistai *furistôz *furistō
accusative *furistanǭ *furistǭ *furistą, -atō *furistanz *furistōz *furistō
genitive *furistas, -is *furistaizōz *furistas, -is *furistaizǫ̂ *furistaizǫ̂ *furistaizǫ̂
dative *furistammai *furistaizōi *furistammai *furistaimaz *furistaimaz *furistaimaz
instrumental *furistanō *furistaizō *furistanō *furistaimiz *furistaimiz *furistaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *furistô *furistǭ *furistô *furistaniz *furistōniz *furistōnō
accusative *furistanų *furistōnų *furistô *furistanunz *furistōnunz *furistōnō
genitive *furistiniz *furistōniz *furistiniz *furistanǫ̂ *furistōnǫ̂ *furistanǫ̂
dative *furistini *furistōni *furistini *furistammaz *furistōmaz *furistammaz
instrumental *furistinē *furistōnē *furistinē *furistammiz *furistōmiz *furistammiz

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *furist
    • Old English: fyrest
    • Old Frisian: *forsta
      • West Frisian: foarst (“ruler”)
    • Old Saxon: furisto (“leader”)
    • Old Dutch: *furista, *fursta
    • Old High German: furisto (“first, prince”)
      • Middle High German: vürste
  • Old Norse: fyrstr

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*furistaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 120
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