Reconstruction talk:Proto-Germanic/firi-
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[edit]The form is probably *fer- but could also be *firi-, as I think both would give Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂- (fair-). The latter form could be attested in Old High German firiwizzi, (OE fyrwet), I'm not really sure. I went with this form based on its appearance in *ferudi. Anglom (talk) 19:17, 29 September 2014 (UTC)
- I ended up going with the form *firi-, largely because of the correspondence of Old English fyrwit (< *firiwitą) Old High German firiwizzi (< *firiwitją) and Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (fairweitjan), which all point to a complex *firiwītaną, "to look over, look at attentively > be inquisitive". Anglom (talk) 00:35, 8 November 2017 (UTC)