Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/feþur-

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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 pre-Germanic *kʷétwr̥-, probably resegmented as *kʷétur-, combining form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷetwóres.

Pronunciation

Prefix

*feþur-

  1. four, pertaining to four

Derived terms

Descendants

Replaced by the reflex of *fedwōr in the other languages, which also became productive in Old English.