Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furþą

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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 *pŕ̥-to(m), perhaps with accent retraction from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥-tó-m or *pr̥-t-ó, derived from *per- (“to cross; across, before, in front”).[1] Compare Ancient Greek πάρ (pár), Latin por-, Sanskrit प्र् (pr).

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Pronunciation

Adverb

*furþą

  1. forward
  2. onward, forth

Alternative reconstructions

  • *furþa

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*furþ(a)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 121

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