Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fahaz

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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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *póḱ-o-s, from *peḱ- (to comb; wool, hair).

Pronunciation

Noun

*fahaz n

  1. (North Germanic) sheep
    Synonym: *skēpą

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *fahaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *fahaz *fahizō
vocative *fahaz *fahizō
accusative *fahaz *fahizō
genitive *fahiziz *fahizǫ̂
dative *fahizi *fahizumaz
instrumental *fahizē *fahizumiz

Related terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: fær, *fáʀ
    • Icelandic: fær
    • Faroese: fár
    • Old Swedish: fār
    • Old Danish: far
      • Danish: får
        • Norwegian Bokmål: får
        • Norwegian Nynorsk: får