Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/furkaz

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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 *perg- (“board, beam, post”). Cognate with Lithuanian pérgas (“boat made from a tree-hollow, dugout, canoe”), Russian поро́г (poróg, “threshold, doorstep, sill”), Latin pergula (“veranda, balcony, projection”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*furkaz m

  1. beam, pole, stake, stick

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *furkaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *furkaz *furkōz, *furkōs
vocative *furk *furkōz, *furkōs
accusative *furką *furkanz
genitive *furkas, *furkis *furkǫ̂
dative *furkai *furkamaz
instrumental *furkō *furkamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *furk, *fork
  • Old Norse: forkr
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