Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farjǭ

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

Nominal derivative from *farjaną (“to ferry, travel by boat”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*farjǭ f[1]

  1. ferry

Inflection

Declension of *farjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *farjǭ *farjōniz
vocative *farjǭ *farjōniz
accusative *farjōnų *farjōnunz
genitive *farjōniz *farjōnǫ̂
dative *farjōni *farjōmaz
instrumental *farjōnē *farjōmiz

Derived terms

  • *farjōną

Descendants

  • Middle Low German: vere
  • Old Dutch: *feri (in toponyms)
  • Old High German: *fera
    • ⇒ Old High German: ferio m (“sailor, ferryman”)
    • Middle High German: vere
  • Old Norse: ferja

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*farjōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 129
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