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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faru

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 1

From Proto-Germanic *farwō.

Noun

*faru f

  1. color
  2. appearance
Inflection
-stem
Singular
Nominative *faru
Genitive *farwā
Singular Plural
Nominative *faru *farwō
Accusative *farwā *farwā
Genitive *farwā *farwō
Dative *farwē *farwōm, *farum
Instrumental *faru *farwōm, *farum
Derived terms
  • *farwiþu
    • *farwiþōn
  • *farwijan
Descendants
  • Old Frisian: ferwe, verwa
  • Old Saxon: farwi, farawi, farw
  • Old Dutch: *farwa
    • Middle Dutch: varwe
      • Dutch: verf
        • Afrikaans: verf
        • Negerhollands: verw
        • Papiamentu: fèrfdó
        • Sranan Tongo: ferfi
          • Aukan: felifi
          • Caribbean Hindustani: verfi
          • Saramaccan: féifi
      • Limburgish: varf
  • Old High German: farawa, farawī

See also

Colors in Proto-West Germanic · *farwō (layout · text)
     *blaik, *blank, *hwīt, *blas      *falu, *grāu, *hasu, *grīs, *hair      *blak, *swart
             *raud              *brūn, *erp, *dunn/dusn              *gelu
             *grōnī              *grōnī             
                          *blāu              *blāu
             *blāu              *purpurā             

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *farō.

Noun

*faru f[1]

  1. journey
Inflection
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *faru
Genitive *farā
Singular Plural
Nominative *faru *farō
Accusative *farā *farā
Genitive *farā *farō
Dative *farē *farōm, *farum
Instrumental *faru *farōm, *farum
Descendants

References

  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 196:PWGmc *faru
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