Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faih

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 This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz (“coloured”).

Adjective

*faih

  2. coloured
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *faih
Genitive *faihas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faih *faihu *faih
Accusative *faihanā *faihā *faih
Genitive *faihas *faiheʀā *faihas
Dative *faihumē *faiheʀē *faihumē
Instrumental *faihu *faiheʀu *faihu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faihē *faihō *faihu
Accusative *faihā *faihā *faihu
Genitive *faiheʀō *faiheʀō *faiheʀō
Dative *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Instrumental *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz (“hostile”).

Adjective

*faih[1]

  2. hostile
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *faih
Genitive *faihas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faih *faihu *faih
Accusative *faihanā *faihā *faih
Genitive *faihas *faiheʀā *faihas
Dative *faihumē *faiheʀē *faihumē
Instrumental *faihu *faiheʀu *faihu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faihē *faihō *faihu
Accusative *faihā *faihā *faihu
Genitive *faiheʀō *faiheʀō *faiheʀō
Dative *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Instrumental *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Derived terms
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314: “PWGmc *faih”
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