Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fedurþungaz

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

Etymology

From *fedurþô +‎ *-ungaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸe.ður.θuŋ.ɡɑz/

Noun

*fedurþungaz m

1. A fourth part, a quarter

Declension

masculine a-stemDeclension of *fedurþungaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fedurþungaz	*fedurþungōz, *fedurþungōs
vocative	*fedurþung	*fedurþungōz, *fedurþungōs
accusative	*fedurþungą	*fedurþunganz
genitive	*fedurþungas, *fedurþungis	*fedurþungǫ̂
dative	*fedurþungai	*fedurþungamaz
instrumental	*fedurþungō	*fedurþungamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *feurþung
  • Old English: fēorþung, fēorþing
    • Middle English: ferthing
      • English: farthing
      • Scots: ferding, farding
  • Old Frisian: fiārdēng; fiārdunge
  • Old High German: *fiordung
    • Middle High German: vierdunc
      • German: Vierdung
        • → Polish: wiardunek
• Old Norse: fjórðungr
  • Icelandic: fjórðungur
  • Faroese: fjórðingur