Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fahaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *póḱ-o-s, from *peḱ- (“to comb; wool, hair”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.xɑz/

Noun

*fahaz n

sheep

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *fahaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fahaz	*fahizō
vocative	*fahaz	*fahizō
accusative	*fahaz	*fahizō
genitive	*fahiziz	*fahizǫ̂
dative	*fahizi	*fahizumaz
instrumental	*fahizē	*fahizumiz

Related terms

Descendants

Old Norse: fær
- Icelandic: fær
- Faroese: fár
- Norwegian: får
- Old Swedish: fār
  - Swedish: får, (dialectal) för
- Old Danish: far
  - Danish: får
- Westrobothnian: får, far

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