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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*faþō f
- father's sister, paternal aunt
Inflection
Declension of *faþō (ō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*faþō
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*faþôz
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| vocative
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*faþō
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*faþôz
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| accusative
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*faþǭ
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*faþōz
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| genitive
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*faþōz
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*faþǫ̂
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| dative
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*faþōi
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*faþōmaz
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| instrumental
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*faþō
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*faþōmiz
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Synonyms
Descendants
- Old English: faþu; Old English: faþe (< *faþǭ)
- Middle English: *fathe
- ⇒ Middle English: fathasunu
- Old Frisian: fethe
- Old Saxon: *fatha