Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forhnu

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 *furhnō.

Noun

*forhnu f

1. trout

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*forhnu
Genitive	*forhnā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*forhnu	*forhnō
Accusative	*forhnā	*forhnā
Genitive	*forhnā	*forhnō
Dative	*forhnē	*forhnōm, *forhnum
Instrumental	*forhnu	*forhnōm, *forhnum

Descendants

• Old English: forn
• Old Saxon: forhna
  • Middle Low German: vôrne
    • → Swedish: färna
• Old Dutch: *forna
  • Middle Dutch: vōorne
    • Dutch: voorn
• Old High German: forhana
  • Middle High German: forhen, forhel
    • German: Forelle
      • → Danish: forel
      • → Dutch: forel
    • Luxembourgish: Frell