Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fanþī

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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

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Noun

*fanþī n[1]

  1. (North Sea Germanic) walk, gait

Inflection

Neuter ja-stem
Singular
Nominative *fanþī
Genitive *fanþijas
Singular Plural
Nominative *fanþī *fanþiju
Accusative *fanþī *fanþiju
Genitive *fanþijas *fanþijō
Dative *fanþijē *fanþijum
Instrumental *fanþiju *fanþijum

Descendants

  • Old English: fēþe
  • Old Saxon: fāthi, fōthi

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 141:*fanþī