Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/funsaz

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 earlier *fundsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *pn̥tstós, from *pent- (“to tread, go”) + *-tós, with epenthetic -s- between dentals.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸun.sɑz/

Adjective

*funsaz

ready, willing

Inflection

Declension of *funsaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*funsaz	*funsō	*funsą, -atō	*funsai	*funsôz	*funsō
accusative	*funsanǭ	*funsǭ	*funsą, -atō	*funsanz	*funsōz	*funsō
genitive	*funsas, -is	*funsaizōz	*funsas, -is	*funsaizǫ̂	*funsaizǫ̂	*funsaizǫ̂
dative	*funsammai	*funsaizōi	*funsammai	*funsaimaz	*funsaimaz	*funsaimaz
instrumental	*funsanō	*funsaizō	*funsanō	*funsaimiz	*funsaimiz	*funsaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*funsô	*funsǭ	*funsô	*funsaniz	*funsōniz	*funsōnō
accusative	*funsanų	*funsōnų	*funsô	*funsanunz	*funsōnunz	*funsōnō
genitive	*funsiniz	*funsōniz	*funsiniz	*funsanǫ̂	*funsōnǫ̂	*funsanǫ̂
dative	*funsini	*funsōni	*funsini	*funsammaz	*funsōmaz	*funsammaz
instrumental	*funsinē	*funsōnē	*funsinē	*funsammiz	*funsōmiz	*funsammiz

Derived terms

*funsijaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *funs
- Old English: fūs
  - Middle English: fous, fus, fuus, vous, wous
- Old Saxon: fūs
- Old High German: funs
  - Middle High German: ?
    - Central Franconian: Fonz (perhaps in part)
Old Norse: fúss
- Icelandic: fús
- Faroese: fúsur
- Norwegian: fus
- Old Swedish: fūs
  - Swedish: fus (archaic)
- Danish: fus