Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forēhaubid

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

*forē- +‎ *haubid

Noun

*forēhaubid n

1. forehead

   Synonym: *stirnu

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*forēhaubid
Genitive	*forēhaubidas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*forēhaubid	*forēhaubidu
Accusative	*forēhaubid	*forēhaubidu
Genitive	*forēhaubidas	*forēhaubidō
Dative	*forēhaubidē	*forēhaubidum
Instrumental	*forēhaubidu	*forēhaubidum

Descendants

• Old English: forehēafod
  • Middle English: forheed
    • English: forehead
• Old Frisian: farehaft
• Old Saxon: *forahōƀid, *furihōƀid
  • Middle Low German: vȫrhö̂vet
    • Low German: Vörhööft
• Old Dutch: *forahōvid
  • Middle Dutch: vōrehôvet
    • Dutch: voorhoofd
• Old High German: *forahoubit, *furihoubit (attested as vorhoibeth, vorehouvet)
  • Middle High German: vorhoubet, vürhoubet
    • German: (archaic) Vorhaupt, (obsolete) Fürhaupt