Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/furhiþi

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

From *furhu (“fir, pine”) +‎ *-iþi. Compare Old Norse fýri (“fir or coniferous forest”).

Noun

*furhiþi f

forest, woodland
Synonyms: *holt, *hursti, *walþu, *widu

Inflection

i-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*furhiþi
Genitive	*furhiþī
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*furhiþi	*furhiþī
Accusative	*furhiþi	*furhiþī
Genitive	*furhiþī	*furhiþþjō
Dative	*furhiþī	furhiþim, furhiþþjum
Instrumental	*furhiþī	furhiþim, furhiþþjum

Alternative reconstructions

*furhiþþī

Related terms

*fergunī

Descendants

Note: It's possible that some of the descendants were produced by compounding the base term *furhu with another term (such as *hursti, *stōwu, etc.), creating a term which means "fir-thicket" or "fir-place".

Old English: fyrhþ f or n, fyrhþe n
- Middle English: frith, firth
  - English: frith, firth
  - Scots: firth, fyrth
Old Saxon: *forhist, forest, forst
- Middle Low German: vorst, vōrst, voerst, vurst, varst, forst
Old Dutch: forest, foreest, voorst, vorst m
- Middle Dutch: forest, voerst, vorst
  - Dutch: vorst
Old High German: forst, forhist
- Middle High German: vorst, (foreht)
  - German: Forst
    - → Swedish: forst-
→ Late Latin: foresta, forestis, forasta, forestus (see there for further descendants)
- Old French: forest
  - → Middle English: forest, fforest, foreste
    - English: forest
    - Scots: forest
    - → Welsh: fforest
- → Old High German: forstis

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