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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/faihaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

  • *faigaz

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *póyḱos, from *peyḱ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.xɑz/

Adjective

*faihaz

  1. colored, decorated
Inflection


Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: fāh, fāg
  • Old Saxon: fēh
    • Middle Low German: *vê (in compound vêwerk, veewerk)
  • Old High German: fēh
    • Middle High German: fēch, vēch
      • German: fech (colourful) (obsolete)
  • Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌷𐍃 (faihs)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *peyḱ-.

Adjective

*faihaz

  1. hostile, criminal
Inflection


Derived terms
Descendants
  • Old English: fāh
    • Middle English: fo
  • Old Frisian: fāch
  • Old Dutch
    • Middle Dutch: *veech, veechte
  • Old High German: gifēh
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