Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/firi-

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 Proto-Indo-European *per(i) (“through, across”), from *per-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸi.ri/

Prefix

*firi-

through, across
expresses intensive or perfective meaning

Derived terms

Category Proto-Germanic words prefixed with *firi- not found

Descendants

Only distinguished completely from other prefixes in Gothic; the other Germanic languages show varying degrees of merging *firi-, *fra-, *furai- and *furi-.

Old English: fyr-
Old High German: firi-
Gothic: 𐍆𐌰𐌹𐍂- (fair-)

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