Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fahs

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fahsą.

Noun

*fahs n

hair
headhair, mane

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fahs
Genitive	*fahsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fahs	*fahsu
Accusative	*fahs	*fahsu
Genitive	*fahsas	*fahsō
Dative	*fahsē	*fahsum
Instrumental	*fahsu	*fahsum

Related terms

*fahti
*fehtan

Descendants

Old English: feax
- Middle English: fax
  - Scots: fax
  - English: fax
Old Frisian: fax
Old Saxon: fahs
Old Dutch: *fahs
- Middle Dutch: vas
  - Dutch: vas
Old High German: fahs
- Middle High German: vahs
  - Alemannic German: Fachs