Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aferô
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly a substantivization of *aferą (“after, following”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*aferô m
Inflection
[edit]| masculine an-stemDeclension of *aferô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *aferô | *aferaniz | |
| vocative | *aferô | *aferaniz | |
| accusative | *aferanų | *aferanunz | |
| genitive | *afiriniz | *aferanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *afirini | *aferammaz | |
| instrumental | *afirinē | *aferammiz | |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: eafora, eafera
- Old Saxon: avaro
- Old Dutch: *avaro
- Middle Dutch: aver (only in the expression van aver te avere (“from heir to heir; from generation to generation”))
- Dutch: aver (only in the expression van aver te aver (“from heir to heir; from generation to generation”) or its variant van aver tot aver and indirectly in folk-etymologically altered van haver tot gort kennen)
- Middle Dutch: aver (only in the expression van aver te avere (“from heir to heir; from generation to generation”))
- Gothic: 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐍂𐌰 (afara)