*furhnō

Runic: ᚠᚢᚱᚺᚾᛟ Pronunciation: /ˈɸurx.nɔː/

noun · feminine · ō-stem

Meanings

trout

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pr̥ḱ-n-éh₂, from *perḱ- (‘colored, speckled’). Cognate with Middle Irish erch (‘perch, salmon’), Ancient Greek πέρκη (pérkē) (pérkē, ‘perch’).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.furhnōfurhnôz
Acc.furhnǭfurhnōz
Gen.furhnōzfurhnǫ̂
Dat.furhnōifurhnōmaz
Inst.furhnōfurhnōmiz
Voc.furhnōfurhnôz

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Descendants

  • *forhnu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • forn (Old English)
  • *forhnu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *forna (Old Dutch)
      • vōorne (Middle Dutch)
        • voorn (Dutch)
  • *forhnu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • forhana (Old High German)
      • forhen, forhel (Middle High German)
        • Frell (Luxembourgish)
  • *forhnu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • forhana (Old High German)
      • forhen, forhel (Middle High German)
        • Forelle (German)
          • forel (Danish)
          • forel (Dutch)
  • *forhnu (Proto-West Germanic)
    • forhna (Old Saxon)
      • vôrne (Middle Low German)
        • färna (Swedish)
  • fariō (Latin)
  • fariōnis (Latin)

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