Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furhs

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 Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“to dig”). Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸrikā (“furrow”), Latin porca (“lynchet”), Lithuanian praparšas (“ditch”), Sanskrit पर्शान (párśāna, “chasm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfurxs/

Noun

*furhs f

furrow

Inflection

Declension of *furhs (consonant stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*furhs	*furhiz
vocative	*furh	*furhiz
accusative	*furhų	*furhunz
genitive	*furhiz	*furhǫ̂
dative	*furhi	*furhumaz
instrumental	*furhē	*furhumiz

Related terms

*furhō

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *furh
- Old English: furh, furuh
  - Middle English: forow, furgh
    - English: furrow
    - Scots: furr
- Old Frisian: furch
  - North Frisian:
    Amrum: forag
  - Saterland Frisian: Fuurge
  - West Frisian: fuorge
- Old Saxon: *furh, furuh
  - Middle Low German: vōre, vōr
    - Low German: Föör
- Old Dutch: *furh, *furuh
  - Middle Dutch: vōre, vuere
    - Dutch: voor, vore
- Old High German: furh, furuh
  - → Italian: forra
  - Middle High German: vurch
    - German: Furche
    - Luxembourgish: Fuer
    - Vilamovian: fiüch
Old Norse: for
- Norwegian: for
- Old Swedish: for
  - Swedish: fåra
→ Proto-Finnic: *horho (see there for further descendants)