Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farmaz

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 *pórmos, from *per- (“to cross over”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *pormъ (e.g. Russian паро́м (paróm, “small boat, ferry”)), Lithuanian paramà (“support, assistance”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑr.mɑz/

Noun

*farmaz m

  1. (nautical) a fare
  2. (nautical) load; lading
  3. (nautical) freight, cargo

Inflection

Declension of *farmaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *farmaz *farmōz, *farmōs
vocative *farm *farmōz, *farmōs
accusative *farmą *farmanz
genitive *farmas, *farmis *farmǫ̂
dative *farmai *farmamaz
instrumental *farmō *farmamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *farm
  • Proto-Norse:
    • Old Norse: farmr
      • Faroese: farmur
      • Icelandic: farmur
      • Norwegian Bokmål: farm
      • Norwegian Nynorsk: farm
      • Old Danish: farm
      • Old Swedish: farmber
        • Swedish: (obsolete) farm, færm (only found in skeppfarm (“ship's cargo”), 16th c.)
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