Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/finkiz

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 *(s)ping- (“small bird, sparrow”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸiŋ.kiz/

Noun

*finkiz m

finch

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *finkiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*finkiz	*finkīz
vocative	*finki	*finkīz
accusative	*finkį	*finkinz
genitive	*finkīz	*finkijǫ̂
dative	*finkī	*finkimaz
instrumental	*finkī	*finkimiz

Related terms

*finkô
*spinkiz

Descendants

Old English: finc, finċ
- Middle English: fink; fynche, fynch, finch
  - Scots: phink, finch
  - English: finch
Old Frisian: *fink
- Saterland Frisian: Fink; Buukfink; Tieselfink
- West Frisian: fink
Old Saxon: *fink
- Middle Low German: vink
  - → Swedish: fink
Old Dutch: *fink
- Middle Dutch: vink
Old High German: finc, fink