Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firhwijaz

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

Etymology

From *ferhwą (“body, life”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸir.xʷi.jɑz/

Noun

*firhwijaz m

1. the living, men, people

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *firhwijaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*firhwijaz	*firhwijōz, *firhwijōs
vocative	*firhwī	*firhwijōz, *firhwijōs
accusative	*firhwiją	*firhwijanz
genitive	*firhwijas, *firhwīs	*firhwijǫ̂
dative	*firhwijai	*firhwijamaz
instrumental	*firhwijō	*firhwijamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *firhwijō
  • Old English: fīras
  • Old Saxon: fīrihos
  • Old High German: firaha
  • →⇒? Latin: Alaferhviae (< *alafirhwijō)
• Old Norse: fírar, firar
  • Icelandic: fírar, firar
• Crimean Gothic: fers