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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ferh

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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 *ferhuz, *ferhwą.

Noun

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*ferh m or n[1][2]

  1. life

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ferh
Genitive *ferhas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ferh *ferhō, *ferhōs
Accusative *ferh *ferhā
Genitive *ferhas *ferhō
Dative *ferhē *ferhum
Instrumental *ferhu *ferhum
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ferh
Genitive *ferhas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ferh *ferhu
Accusative *ferh *ferhu
Genitive *ferhas *ferhō
Dative *ferhē *ferhum
Instrumental *ferhu *ferhum

Descendants

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  • Old English: feorh, feorg
    • Middle English: fere, vore
  • Old Frisian: ferch
  • Old Saxon: ferh, ferah
  • Old High German: ferah

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 308:PWGmc *ferh ‘life’, gen. sg. *ferhas
  2. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 313:PWGmc *ferh(u?)