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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fernaz

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

Alternative forms

  • *furnaz, *firnijaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *perǝm-, *perǝ- (fore, first), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (forth, over, across, through). Cognate with Lithuanian pernai (last year, adverb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸer.nɑz/

Adjective

*fernaz

  1. foregoing, previous
  2. recent, last-year

Inflection


Descendants

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