Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furdu

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

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *furduz.

    Noun

    *furdu m

    1. ford

    Inflection

    u-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *furdu
    Genitive *fordō
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *furdu *furdiwi, *fordō
    Accusative *furdu *furdū
    Genitive *fordō *furdiwō
    Dative *furdiwi, *fordō *furdum
    Instrumental *furdu *furdum

    Descendants

    • Old English: ford
      • Middle English: ford, furd, foord
      • → Proto-Brythonic: *forð (“road”) (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Frisian: forda
    • Old Saxon: ford
      • Middle Low German: furd, vōrde, vōrt
        • German Low German: Föörd
    • Old Dutch: furda, *ford
    • Old High German: furt
      • Middle High German: vurt
        • German: Furt
        • → Saterland Frisian: Fúurt
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