Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furtu

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 *furtuz, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥d-ú-s, from *perd- (“to fart loudly”) +‎ *-us.

Noun

*furtu m

1. fart

Inflection

u-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*furtu
Genitive	*fortō
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*furtu	*furtiwi, *fortō
Accusative	*furtu	*furtū
Genitive	*fortō	*furtiwō
Dative	*furtiwi, *fortō	*furtum
Instrumental	*furtu	*furtum

Related terms

• *fertan

Derived terms

• *furtijan

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *furt
  • Middle Low German:
    • German Low German:

      Altmärkisch: Fort

      Sauerländisch: Fuart

• Old Dutch: *furt
  • Middle Dutch: vort, vōort
    • Dutch: voord, voort, voorde
• Old High German: furz
  • Middle High German: vurz, vurtz, vorz, furz, furtz, forz
    • Central Franconian:
      • Hunsrik: Forz
      • Ripuarian: Fotz
    • German: Furz
    • Yiddish: פֿאָרץ (forts)