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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faihaz

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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

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ- (to be angry, hostile, evil; enemy).[1]

Adjective

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*faihaz

  1. hostile, criminal
Inflection
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Descendants
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  • Proto-West Germanic: *faih
    • Old English: fāh
      • Middle English: fo
    • Old Frisian: fāch
    • Old Dutch: *fēh, *gifēh
    • Old High German: gifēh

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *póyḱos, from *peyḱ- (to mark, color, decorate, embroider).[2]

Alternative reconstructions

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Adjective

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*faihaz

  1. coloured, decorated
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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*faiha- 1”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123
  2. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*faiha- 2”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 123