Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furi
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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 *pr̥h₂-i, from Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-.
Pronunciation
Preposition
*furi
Adverb
*furi (comparative *furiz, superlative *furist)
- before, forward
Related terms
Descendants
In most of the daughter languages *furi and *furai had begun to merge in meaning and to varying degrees in form.
- Proto-West Germanic: *furi
- Old Norse: fyrir, fyr (probably with analogical -ir based on eptir, yfir, undir)
- Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌿𐍂 (faur)