Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/farmaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 Russian паро́м (paróm, “small boat, ferry”), Lithuanian paramà (“support, assistance”).

Noun

*farmaz m

(nautical) a fare
(nautical) load; lading

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension 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

Related terms

*farjaną

Descendants

Old English: fearm
- Scots: ferm
- English: farm
Old Saxon: farm
Old High German: farm
- Middle High German: varm
  - German: Farm
Old Norse: farmr
- Icelandic: farmur
- Faroese: farmur
- Norwegian: farm
- Old Swedish: farmber