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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fōts
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *pṓds. Cognate with Ancient Greek πούς (poús), Latin pēs, Lithuanian pėda and Sanskrit पद् (pád).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸɔːts/
Inflection
consonant stemDeclension of *fōts (consonant stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *fōts | *fōtiz | |
vocative | *fōt | *fōtiz | |
accusative | *fōtų | *fōtunz | |
genitive | *fōtiz | *fōtǫ̂ | |
dative | *fōti | *fōtumaz | |
instrumental | *fōtē | *fōtumiz |
Reconstruction notes
Griepentrog argues for an original nominative singular: *fōz.[1]
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *fōt
- Old Norse: fótr
- Gothic: 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus)
References
- Griepentrog, Wolfgang (1995) “Urgermanisch *fōt- "Fuß"”, in Die Wurzelnomina des Germanischen und ihre Vorgeschichte (in German), volume 82, Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Innsbruck, →ISBN, pages 153–184
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