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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furtuz

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 *pr̥d-u-.[1] Zero grade of *perd- (“to fart loudly, pass gas, break wind”)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸur.tuz/

Noun

*furtuz m [1]

  1. fart

Inflection
u-stemDeclension of *furtuz (u-stem)
singular plural
nominative *furtuz *furtiwiz
vocative *furtu *furtiwiz
accusative *furtų *furtunz
genitive *furtauz *furtiwǫ̂
dative *furtiwi *furtumaz
instrumental *furtū *furtumiz

Descendants
  • Old Dutch: *furt
  • Old High German: furz

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*furtu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 162
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