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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farwaz

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

Etymology

From earlier *fargwaz, from Pre-Germanic *porḱwós, from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (spotted).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.wɑz/

Adjective

*farwaz

  1. colored, colorful

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old High German: faro
    • Middle High German: vare

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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