Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fōþr

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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]

Likely dissimilated from earlier *fōrþr, from *fōrijan (to lead; to bring) +‎ *-þr, perhaps influenced by similar sounding formations, compare *fōdr (fodder).

Noun[edit]

*fōþr n

  1. load, wagonload

Inflection[edit]

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *fōþr
Genitive *fōþras
Singular Plural
Nominative *fōþr *fōþru
Accusative *fōþr *fōþru
Genitive *fōþras *fōþrō
Dative *fōþrē *fōþrum
Instrumental *fōþru *fōþrum

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN