Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furtu

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 *furtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥d-ú-s, from *perd- (“to fart loudly”) +‎ *-us.[1]

    Noun

    *furtu m

    1. fart

    Inflection

    u-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *furtu
    Genitive *fortō
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *furtu *furtiwi, *fortō
    Accusative *furtu *furtū
    Genitive *fortō *furtiwō
    Dative *furtiwi, *fortō *furtum
    Instrumental *furtu *furtum
    • *fertan

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old Saxon: *furt
      • Middle Low German:
        • German Low German:
          Altmärkisch: Fort
          Sauerländisch: Fuart
    • Old Dutch: *furt
    • Old High German: furz

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*furtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
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