Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faih

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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[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz (coloured).

Adjective[edit]

*faih

  1. coloured
Inflection[edit]
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *faih
Genitive *faihas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faih *faihu *faih
Accusative *faihanā *faihā *faih
Genitive *faihas *faiheʀā *faihas
Dative *faihumē *faiheʀē *faihumē
Instrumental *faihu *faiheʀu *faihu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faihē *faihō *faihu
Accusative *faihā *faihā *faihu
Genitive *faiheʀō *faiheʀō *faiheʀō
Dative *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Instrumental *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *faihaz (hostile).

Adjective[edit]

*faih[1]

  1. hostile
Inflection[edit]
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *faih
Genitive *faihas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faih *faihu *faih
Accusative *faihanā *faihā *faih
Genitive *faihas *faiheʀā *faihas
Dative *faihumē *faiheʀē *faihumē
Instrumental *faihu *faiheʀu *faihu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *faihē *faihō *faihu
Accusative *faihā *faihā *faihu
Genitive *faiheʀō *faiheʀō *faiheʀō
Dative *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Instrumental *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum *faihēm, *faihum
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 314:PWGmc *faih