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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forsku
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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
Possibly from Proto-Germanic *furskō, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱ-eh₂, from *pr̥sḱéti (“to keep asking, question”)[1][2].
Inflection
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *forsku | |
| Genitive | *forskā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *forsku | *forskō |
| Accusative | *forskā | *forskā |
| Genitive | *forskā | *forskō |
| Dative | *forskē | *forskōm, *forskum |
| Instrumental | *forsku | *forskōm, *forskum |
Related terms
Derived terms
Descendants
- Old High German: forsca
- Middle High German: vorsche
- German: Forsche
- Middle High German: vorsche
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fursko-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 162
- Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*furskō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, pages 120-121
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