Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forēhaubid

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

*forē- +‎ *haubid

Noun

*forēhaubid n

forehead
Synonym: *stirnu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*forēhaubid
Genitive	*forēhaubidas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*forēhaubid	*forēhaubidu
Accusative	*forēhaubid	*forēhaubidu
Genitive	*forēhaubidas	*forēhaubidō
Dative	*forēhaubidē	*forēhaubidum
Instrumental	*forēhaubidu	*forēhaubidum

Descendants

Old English: forehēafod
- Middle English: forheed
  - English: forehead
Old Frisian: farehaft
Old Saxon: *forahōƀid, *furihōƀid
- Middle Low German: vȫrhö̂vet
  - Low German: Vörhööft
Old Dutch: *forahōvid
- Middle Dutch: vōrehôvet
  - Dutch: voorhoofd
Old High German: *forahoubit, *furihoubit (attested as vorhoibeth, vorehouvet)
- Middle High German: vorhoubet, vürhoubet
  - German: (archaic) Vorhaupt, (obsolete) Fürhaupt