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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farwō

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 *fargwō, derived from *farwaz (“colorful”), from Proto-Indo-European *perḱ- (“spotted, motley, coloured”), from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to spray, spritz, snort”). Cognate with Latin pulcer, pulcher (“beauty”), Ancient Greek περκνός (perknós, “speckled, dark-spotted”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.wɔː/

Noun

*farwō f

  1. colour

Inflection
ō-stemDeclension of *farwō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *farwō *farwôz
vocative *farwō *farwôz
accusative *farwǭ *farwōz
genitive *farwōz *farwǫ̂
dative *farwōi *farwōmaz
instrumental *farwō *farwōmiz

Descendants

See also
Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz              *gelwaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwjaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwjaz              *baswaz, *gudawabjīnaz             
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