Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fōt
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *fōts.
Noun[edit]
*fōt m[1]
- foot
- a unit of length
Inflection[edit]
| Consonant stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *fōt | |
| Genitive | *fōti | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *fōt | *fōti |
| Accusative | *fōtu | *fōti |
| Genitive | *fōti | *fōtō |
| Dative | *fōti | *fōtum |
| Instrumental | *fōti | *fōtum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: fōt
- Old Frisian: fōt
- Old Saxon: fōt
- Old Dutch: fuot
- Old High German: fuoz
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 117: “*fōt”