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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/funhtijaz

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

  • *funhtaz, *funhtuz; *fūhtaz, *fūhtiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pnkt-, from *pen-k-, from *pen- (moist, wet; swamp). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *fangō (wetness, moisture) (compare Gothic 𐍆𐌰𐌽𐌲𐌰 (fanga, mud, addle, mire), Italian fango (mud).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸũːx.ti.jɑz/

Adjective

*funhtijaz

  1. wet
  2. damp; moist

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: fūht
  • Old Frisian: *fūht, *fūhte
    • Saterland Frisian: fuchtich
    • West Frisian: fochte; fochtich
  • Old Saxon: *fūht
    • Middle Low German: vucht
  • Old Dutch: fughte (in placenames)
  • Old High German: fūht, fūhti; fiuhti
    • Middle High German: viuchte
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