Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fahs

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 *fahsą.

Noun

*fahs n

1. hair
2. headhair, mane

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fahs
Genitive	*fahsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fahs	*fahsu
Accusative	*fahs	*fahsu
Genitive	*fahsas	*fahsō
Dative	*fahsē	*fahsum
Instrumental	*fahsu	*fahsum

Related terms

• *fahti
• *fehtan

Descendants

• Old English: feax
  • Middle English: fax
    • Scots: fax
    • English: fax
• Old Frisian: fax
• Old Saxon: fahs
• Old Dutch: *fahs
  • Middle Dutch: vas
    • Dutch: vas
• Old High German: fahs
  • Middle High German: vahs
    • Alemannic German: Fachs