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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farwō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 earlier *fargwō, from *fargwaz (colorful) + *.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.wɔː/

Noun

*farwō f

  1. colour

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *farwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *farwō *farwôz
vocative *farwō *farwôz
accusative *farwǭ *farwōz
genitive *farwōz *farwǫ̂
dative *farwōi *farwōmaz
instrumental *farwō *farwōmiz

Derived terms

  • *farwiþōną

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *faru
    • Old Frisian: ferwe, verwa
    • Old Saxon: farwi, farawi, farw
    • Old Dutch: *farwa
      • Middle Dutch: varwe
        • Dutch: verf
          • Afrikaans: verf
          • Negerhollands: verw
          • Papiamentu: fèrfdó
          • Sranan Tongo: ferfi
            • Aukan: felifi
            • Caribbean Hindustani: verfi
            • Saramaccan: féifi
        • Limburgish: varf
    • Old High German: farawa, farawī
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (farwa, dative singular) (a-stem of uncertain gender)

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             
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