Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furhu

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 *furhō.

Noun

*furhu f

1. fir
2. pine

   Synonyms: *dannā, *dannjā, *pīnā, *pīnabaum

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*furhu
Genitive	*forhā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*furhu	*forhō
Accusative	*forhā	*forhā
Genitive	*forhā	*forhō
Dative	*furhē	*forhōm, *furhum
Instrumental	*furhu	*forhōm, *furhum

Derived terms

• *furhiþi
• *furhīn
  • Middle Dutch: vurin, vorin
    • Dutch: vuren

Related terms

• *fur(h)isti

Descendants

• Old English: fyrh, furh
  • Middle English: firre (perhaps partially or wholly derived from Old Norse)
    • English: fir
    • Scots: fir
• Old Frisian: *fēre, *fiūre
  • Saterland Frisian: Fjúre
• Old Saxon: furia
  • Middle Low German: vūre
    • Low German: Fuhr
• Old Dutch: *fura
  • ⇒ Dutch: Forolta
  • ⇒ Dutch: Fornhese
• Old High German: furh, furuh
  • Middle High German: vorhe
    • German: Föhre