Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fahs

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *fahsą.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈfɑxs/
    • Rhymes: -ɑxs

    Noun

    *fahs n

    1. hair
    2. headhair, mane

    Inflection

    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *fahs(a)
    Genitive *fahsas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *fahs(a) *fahsu
    Accusative *fahs(a) *fahsu
    Genitive *fahsas *fahsō
    Dative *fahsē *fahsum
    Instrumental *fahsu *fahsum

    Descendants

    • Old English: feax
    • Old Frisian: fax
    • Old Saxon: fahs
    • Old Dutch: *fahs
    • Old High German: fahs
      • Middle High German: vahs
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