Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fadurjō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *fadurwijō (early)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fadurwijô, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tr̥wyos (“paternal uncle”). Equivalent to *fader (“father”) +‎ *-jō. Cognate with Latin patruus, Sanskrit पितृव्य (pitṛvya), and Classical Persian افدر (afdar, “paternal uncle”).

Noun

*fadurjō m

  1. paternal uncle

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *fadurjō
Genitive *fadurjini, *fadurjan
Singular Plural
Nominative *fadurjō *fadurjan
Accusative *fadurjan *fadurjan
Genitive *fadurjini, *fadurjan *fadurjanō
Dative *fadurjini, *fadurjan *fadurjum
Instrumental *fadurjini, *fadurjan *fadurjum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: fædera
  • Old Frisian: federia, federja
    • North Frisian: fadrje, fedrje, feddere
    • Saterland Frisian: Fädder
  • Old Saxon: *fadiro
  • Old Dutch: *fadero
  • Old High German: fatureo, fatero, fetiro
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