*firhwijaz
Runic: ᚠᛁᚱᚺᚹᛁᛃᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈɸir.xwi.jɑz/noun · masculine · ja-stem
Meanings
the living, men, people
Etymology
Probably derived from Proto-Germanic *ferhuz (‘body; life, being, existence; the world’) or *ferhwą (‘body, life’), with an agent/origin suffix *-ijaz <PIE *-yós. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European root *perḱ- (‘colored; speckled’).
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | firhwijaz | firhwijōz, firhwijōs |
| Acc. | firhwiją | firhwijanz |
| Gen. | firhwijas, firhwīs | firhwijǫ̂ |
| Dat. | firhwijai | firhwijamaz |
| Inst. | firhwijō | firhwijamiz |
| Voc. | firhwī | firhwijōz, firhwijōs |
Descendants
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*firhwijō (Proto-West Germanic)
- fīras (Old English)
- firaha, fireo (Old High German)
- fīrihos (Old Saxon)
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fírar (Old Norse)
- fírar, firar (Icelandic)
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firar (Old Norse)
- fírar, firar (Icelandic)
- fers (Crimean Gothic)