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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farą

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *poro-, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go forth, cross”). Related to Ancient Greek πόρος (póros, “means of passing a river, ford, ferry”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑ.rɑ̃/

Noun

*farą n

  1. a means of passing, ford, ferry

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *farą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *farą *farō
vocative *farą *farō
accusative *farą *farō
genitive *faras, *faris *farǫ̂
dative *farai *faramaz
instrumental *farō *faramiz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic:
    • Old English: fær
      • Middle English: fare (merged with descendant of Old English faru)
    • Old High German: far
      • Middle High German: var
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: far
      • Icelandic: far
      • Faroese: far
      • Norn: far
      • Old Swedish: far
      • ⇒ Old Norse: farkostr
        • → Middle English: farcost

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