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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 *perh₃- (“to provide”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*farsī f
- (young) cow; heifer
Declension
Declension of *farsī (ī/jō-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*farsī
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*farsijôz
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| vocative
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*farsī
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*farsijôz
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| accusative
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*farsijǭ
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*farsijōz
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| genitive
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*farsijōz
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*farsijǫ̂
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| dative
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*farsijōi
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*farsijōmaz
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| instrumental
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*farsijō
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*farsijōmiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *farsi, *farsijā
- >? Old English: *færu, *faro, *fore
- ⇒ Old English: hēahfore, hēafaru, hēafru, hēahfru, hēhfore, hēhfaro, hēffere, hēhfare — Northumbrian
- Middle English: heyfre, haffer, hayfare, hayfre, hefere, heffere, heffre, heyfer, heyfor, heyfur, heekfar, hefker, hekfare, hekfere, hekfore (with fortition)
- Old Saxon: *fersia
- Old Dutch: *fersa
- >? Old High German: *fersa
- Middle High German: ferse (hapax, 15th c.; possibly borrowed from Dutch or Low German)