Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōriz

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

Vṛddhi gerundive of *faraną (“to go”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɔː.riz/

Adjective

*fōriz

able to go, passable

Inflection

Declension of *fōriz (i-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*fōriz	*fōrī	fōrį, -jatō	*fōrijai	*fōrijôz	*fōrijō
accusative	*fōrijanǭ	*fōrijǭ	fōrį, -jatō	*fōrijanz	*fōrijōz	*fōrijō
genitive	fōrijas, fōrīs	*fōrijaizōz	fōrijas, fōrīs	*fōrijaizǫ̂	*fōrijaizǫ̂	*fōrijaizǫ̂
dative	*fōrijammai	*fōrijaizōi	*fōrijammai	*fōrijaimaz	*fōrijaimaz	*fōrijaimaz
instrumental	*fōrijanō	*fōrijaizō	*fōrijanō	*fōrijaimiz	*fōrijaimiz	*fōrijaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*fōrijô	*fōrijǭ	*fōrijô	*fōrijaniz	*fōrijōniz	*fōrijōnō
accusative	*fōrijanų	*fōrijōnų	*fōrijô	*fōrijanunz	*fōrijōnunz	*fōrijōnō
genitive	*fōrīniz	*fōrijōniz	*fōrīniz	*fōrijanǫ̂	*fōrijōnǫ̂	*fōrijanǫ̂
dative	*fōrīni	*fōrijōni	*fōrīni	*fōrijammaz	*fōrijōmaz	*fōrijammaz
instrumental	*fōrīnē	*fōrijōnē	*fōrīnē	*fōrijammiz	*fōrijōmiz	*fōrijammiz

Related terms

*fēriz
*fōrį̄
*fōriją

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *fōri
- Old High German: *fuori
  - ⇒ gifuori (“practical”)
Old Norse: fǿrr, fœrr
- Icelandic: fær (“able, passable”)
- Faroese: førur (“competent”)
- Old Swedish: fø̄r
  - Swedish: för (obsolete)
- Old Danish: før
  - Danish: før (“stout”) (obsolete)

References

^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fōri-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 151

[1] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fōri-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 151

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