Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/forhnu

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 *furhnō.

Noun

*forhnu f

trout

Inflection

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

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