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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faimnijā

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *faimnijǭ.

Noun

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*faimnijā f[1]

  1. girl

Inflection

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ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *faimnijā
Genitive *faimnijōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *faimnijā *faimnijōn
Accusative *faimnijōn *faimnijōn
Genitive *faimnijōn *faimnijōnō
Dative *faimnijōn *faimnijōm, *faimnijum
Instrumental *faimnijōn *faimnijōm, *faimnijum

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 234:PWGmc *faimnijā