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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *furhō.
Noun
*furhu f
- fir
- pine
- Synonyms: *dannā, *dannjā, *pīnā, *pīnabaum
Inflection
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*furhu
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| Genitive
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*forhā
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*furhu
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*forhō
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| Accusative
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*forhā
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*forhā
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| Genitive
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*forhā
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*forhō
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| Dative
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*furhē
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*forhōm, *furhum
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| Instrumental
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*furhu
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*forhōm, *furhum
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Derived terms
- *furhiþi
- *furhīn
- Middle Dutch: vurin, vorin
Descendants
- Old English: fyrh, furh
- Middle English: firre (perhaps partially or wholly derived from Old Norse)
- Old Frisian: *fēre, *fiūre
- Old Saxon: furia
- Old Dutch: *fura
- ⇒ Dutch: Forolta
- ⇒ Dutch: Fornhese
- Old High German: furh, furuh
- Middle High German: vorhe