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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firstiz

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

Alternative forms

  • *furstiz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *perst-, *porst- (post, finger, peak). Cognate with Latin postis (post, doorpost), Lithuanian pirštas (finger, toe, pin, cam), Russian перст (perst, finger, digit), Ancient Greek παρστάς (parstás), παστάς (pastás, portico, porch, inner chamber, bower).

Noun

*firstiz m

  1. ridgepole

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *firstiz (i-stem)
singular plural
nominative *firstiz *firstīz
vocative *firsti *firstīz
accusative *firstį *firstinz
genitive *firstīz *firstijǫ̂
dative *firstī *firstimaz
instrumental *firstī *firstimiz

Descendants

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