Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhs

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 Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā (“furrow”), Latin porca (“lynchet”), Lithuanian praparšas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfurxs/

Noun

*furhs f

1. furrow

Inflection

consonant stemDeclension of *furhs (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*furhs	*furhiz
vocative	*furh	*furhiz
accusative	*furhų	*furhunz
genitive	*furhiz	*furhǫ̂
dative	*furhi	*furhumaz
instrumental	*furhē	*furhumiz

Related terms

• *furhō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *furh
  • Old English: furh, furuh
    • Middle English: forow, furgh
      • English: furrow
      • Scots: furr
  • Old Frisian: furch
    • North Frisian:

      Amrum: forag

    • Saterland Frisian: Fuurge
    • West Frisian: fuorge
  • Old Saxon: *furh, furuh
    • Middle Low German: vōre, vōr
      • Low German: Föör
  • Old Dutch: *furh, *furuh
    • Middle Dutch: vōre, vuere
      • Dutch: voor, vore
  • Old High German: furh, furuh
    • → Italian: forra
    • Middle High German: vurch
      • German: Furche
      • Luxembourgish: Fuer
      • Vilamovian: fiüch
• Old Norse: for
  • Norwegian: for
  • Old Swedish: for
    • Swedish: fåra
• → Proto-Finnic: *horho (see there for further descendants)