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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhnō

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 *per(ǝ)ḱ-no-, *per(ǝ)ḱ- (mottled, multicoloured; a kind of speckled fish), from Proto-Indo-European *per-, *prē- (to spray, inject, snort). Cognate with Latin porcus (a kind of fish with spiny fins), Middle Irish orc (lax, salmon), Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē, perch), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, dark-spotted).

Noun

*furhnō f

  1. trout

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *furhnō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *furhnō *furhnôz
vocative *furhnō *furhnôz
accusative *furhnǭ *furhnōz
genitive *furhnōz *furhnǫ̂
dative *furhnōi *furhnōmaz
instrumental *furhnō *furhnōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: forn
  • Old Saxon: forhna
    • Middle Low German: vôrne
      • Swedish: färna
  • Old Dutch: *forhna
    • Middle Dutch: voorne
  • Old High German: forhana
  • Latin: fario (gen. fariōnis) (?)
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