Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fahaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *póḱ-o-s, from *peḱ- (“to comb; wool, hair”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.xɑz/

Noun

*fahaz n

(North Germanic) sheep
Synonym: *skēpą

Inflection

z-stemDeclension of *fahaz (z-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fahaz	*fahizō
vocative	*fahaz	*fahizō
accusative	*fahaz	*fahizō
genitive	*fahiziz	*fahizǫ̂
dative	*fahizi	*fahizumaz
instrumental	*fahizē	*fahizumiz

Related terms

*fahsą (“hair”)
*fahtiz (“fleece”)
*fehu (“cattle”)

Descendants

Old Norse: fær, *fáʀ — Old East Norse
- Icelandic: (obsolete) fær
- Faroese: fár
- Old Swedish: fār
  - Swedish: får
- Old Danish: far
  - Danish: får
    - Norwegian Bokmål: får
    - → Norwegian Nynorsk: får