Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *fēgṓn-, *fēgian-, *fagján-, *fáxjan- vb., *fag=, *faginōn- vb.

Meaning: decore, make beautiful

Gothic: *fagr-s (a) `fitting'; gafahrjan `zubereiten'; fahēɵ-s (-d-) f. (i) `joy'; fulla-fahjan wk. `satisfy, serve'; faginōn wk. `rejoice'

Old Norse: fagr-s `geschickt, geeignet'; fāga wk. `reinigen, glänzend machen, schmücken', fǟgja wk. `reinigen (des Schwertes), verehren'; *ptc. fegin-n `froh'; fagna wk. sich freuen, begrüssen'

Norwegian: fager adj.; fägja vb.; fegen adj.; fagna vb.

Old Swedish: fäghin adj.

Swedish: fager adj.; dial. fägga, fäja vb.; fägna vb.

Old Danish: fagne vb.

Danish: fager adj.

Old English: fägr `schön'; fägnian, fagnian `zich verheugen'; ge-feon `sich freuen'; gefea `Freude'; fägen `froh'

English: fair; fain; fawn

Old Frisian: fēgia `reinigen'

Old Saxon: fegon `reinigen'; fagin, fagan `froh'; faginon, faganon

Middle Dutch: vēghen; vāghen `reinigen'

Dutch: vegen

Middle Low German: vēgen

Old High German: FEGōn 'säubern, putzen' (10.Jh.); faginōn, feginon `sich freuen'; gi-fehan `sich freuen'; gifeho `Freude', gafagōn `satisfacere'; fagar `schön';

Middle High German: vɛgen wk. `reinigen, putzen, schjeuern, fegen', fɛge st. f. `Ausfegung, Reinigung'

German: fegen

Proto-Germanic: *fidwōr, *fidur-; *fixwōr, *fixur-

Meaning: num.: four

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fidwōr, fidur-, KrGot fyder

Old Norse: fjōrir (< *fiδurēR)

Old English: fēower (northumb. fēor); fyɵer-, fiɵer- 'vier-'

Old Saxon: fi(u)war, fior

Middle Dutch: vier(e)

Dutch: vier

Middle Low German: vēr

Old High German: fior (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: vier

German: vier

Proto-Germanic: *figan-

Meaning: fry

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: ā-figen `geröstet'

Proto-Germanic: *fijēn- vb.

Meaning: enemy; hate

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fɛan (~ -ai-) st.? `blame'; fi(j)an wk. `hate'; *ptc. fijand-s m. (nd) `enemy'

Old Norse: fjā wk. `hassen', fjāndi m. `Feind; Teufel'; fjōn f. `Feindschaft, Hass'

Norwegian: fiende

Swedish: fiende

Danish: fjende

Old English: fēon, fēogan `hassen'; feond m.

English: fiend

Old Frisian: fīand, fīund

Old Saxon: { fīund }, fīand

Middle Dutch: vīant

Dutch: vijand m.

Old Franconian: fīunt

Middle Low German: vīent

Old High German: fīēn, { fījēn } `hassen, verabscheuen' (8.Jh.); fīant, fījant (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: vīant, vīent, vīnt st. m. 'feind'

German: Feind m.

Proto-Germanic: *filda-n, -z, *fildu-z, *falōn, *fuldō(n)

Meaning: field

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fold f. `Erde, Land; Weide, Trift'

Norwegian: fold, foll (in ON)

Old Swedish: fala `Ebene, bes. baumlose; Heide'

Swedish: fala `Ebene, bes. baumlose; Heide'

Old English: feld (feald), -es/-a m. `field, pasture, plain, open country', folde, -an f. `earth, dry land; land, country, district, region, territory; ground, soil; earth, clay'

English: field

Old Frisian: feld m.

Old Saxon: feld n. `Feld, Boden, Fläche, Ebene', folda `Erd-, Land-, Erdboden'

Middle Dutch: velt

Dutch: veld n.

Old Franconian: velt

Old High German: feld `Feld, Ebene, Fläche' (8.Jh.), Fuld-aha ON

Middle High German: vëlt (-d-) st. n. 'feld, boden, fläche, ebene; das vopm bergmann gebaute feld'

German: Feld n.; West-, Ost-falen

Comments: NG > finn. pelto, estn. põld

Proto-Germanic: *filgō

Meaning: rim (of a wheel)

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: felg, felge f.

English: felly, felloe

Old Saxon: felga

Middle Dutch: velghe f.

Dutch: velg f.

Middle Low German: velge

Old High German: felga (um 800)

Middle High German: vëlge st./wk. f. 'radfelge'

German: Felge f.

Proto-Germanic: *filla-n, *filliōn, *filminja-n, *filmōn, *filma-z

Meaning: film, fleece

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: ɵruts-fill n. (a) `leprosy'

Old Norse: fjall, fell n. `Haut, Fell'; filla f. `Haut, Fell'

Norwegian: filla `Felldecke, Haut'

Swedish: fjäll, dial. filla `Felldecke, Lappen'

Danish: fille `Lumpen, Lappen'

Old English: filmen (fylmen), -es n. `film, thin skin, prepuce', film, -es m. `film, skin, husk', fel(l), -es n. `fell, skin', äd-felma, -an m. `skin of an egg'

English: fell, film

Old Frisian: fel; filmene `feine Haut'

Old Saxon: fel

Middle Dutch: vel; velm `vlies'

Dutch: vel n.

Old Franconian: vel

Middle Low German: vel

Old High German: fel `Haut' (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: vël, gen. -lles st. n. 'haut, fell; leib, person; eine augenkrankheit, die blind macht; pergament; dünne eisdecke'

German: Fell n.

Proto-Germanic: *filu, *filu-; *flaiz=

Meaning: very, much

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: filu n. sbs./adv. `very, much'

Old Norse: fjɔl n. `Menge'; fjɔl- `viel'; comp. fleiri `mehr'

Norwegian: fjöl- `viel-'

Old English: fela, feala, feola, feolu n.

Old Frisian: felo, fele, fel, fule, ful

Old Saxon: filu, filo `viel'

Middle Dutch: vēle

Dutch: veel

Old Franconian: vilo

Middle Low German: vēl(e)

Old High German: filu (8.Jh.) { filo } `viel'

Middle High German: vil(e)

German: viel adj., adv. 'viel, in fülle, in menge'

Proto-Germanic: *filwō

Meaning: willow

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old High German: fël(a)wa `Weide'

Middle High German: vëlwe wk./st. f., wk. m., vëlwer, vëlber st. m. 'weidenbaum; geflecht aus weiden zum fischgang'

German: { Felbel }

Proto-Germanic: *filzá-n, *filísa-z, -ō, -ēn, *fulV́s=

Meaning: rock

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fjall, fell n. `Gebirge'

Norwegian: fjell

Swedish: fjäll

Danish: fjeld

Old Saxon: felis (< OHG?)

Middle Dutch: vels

Middle Low German: vols `Klippenstück'

Old High German: fel(i)s m. (8.Jh.), feliso m. (um 800), felisa f. (9.Jh.) `Felsen, Felsspitze, Klippe, grosser Stein'

Middle High German: vɛls(e) st./wk. m. 'fels; felsenschloss, feste'

German: Fels, Felsen m.

Proto-Germanic: *fímfVla-n, *fímfVlōn; *fimbō; *fimbán- vb., *fambḗn, *fumb=; *famp=

Meaning: heap, swell

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fīfl n. `Narr, Tölpel', fīfla f. `Närrin', fimbul- (fimbul-fambi `tor', fimbul-ljōδ `Zauberlied', -tǖr `mächtiger Gott' usw.); fimbul-fambi m. `Tropf'

Norwegian: famp `dicker Lümmel', fɔme, fume `Dumkopf'

Danish: dial. fjambe `Dumkopf'

Old English: fīfel, -es n.? m.? `a sea-monster, monster, giant', fīfel- `monstruous'

English: dial. famp `schwerfällig gehen'

Old Saxon: fimba `haufen'

Middle Low German: vimme f. `haufen'

Proto-Germanic: *fim=; *fimōn- vb .

Meaning: quick, to hurry

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fim-r `gewandt, behende', māl-, orδ-fimi f. `Redegewandtheit', vēl-fimi f. `List'; fima-st wk. `sich eilen'

Norwegian: fim `rasch, flink'; dial. fima seg `sich eilen', fimra, fimla `umhertappen'

Swedish: dial. femmer `flink, schnell'

Danish: fim `rasch, flink', dial. fimmer `vielbeschäftigt'; fimre `sich hastig bewegen'

Old Franconian: OFrank fimich `gewandt, gelernt'

Middle Low German: vimelen, vimeren `herumtasten', fammelen `id.'

Proto-Germanic: *finfi

Meaning: num. five

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fimf

Old Norse: fim(m)

Swedish: fem

Old English: fīf

English: five

Old Saxon: fīf

Middle Dutch: vijf

Dutch: vijf

Middle Low German: vīf

Old High German: fimf, finf, funf (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: vinf; vünf (13.Jh.)

German: fünf

Comments: All data from EWD

Proto-Germanic: *finjō

Meaning: barley

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *finja f. `barley': Got.-lat. fenea (Anthimus) `got. name of a barley dish'

Proto-Germanic: *finjō, *finja-z

Meaning: dorsal fin

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: fin (finn), -es m. `fin'

English: fin

Middle Dutch: vinne f.

Dutch: vin f.

Middle Low German: vinne f. 'Feder, Flosse'

German: ( Finne f. `Floss, Spitzflosse' < LG )

Proto-Germanic: *finki-z; *finkiēn; *spinki-z, *spinkiēn

Meaning: a bird

IE etymology: IE etymology

Norwegian: dial. spikke `kleine vogel'

Old Swedish: spink `Sperling'

Swedish: spink `mus'

Danish: dial. spinke `Sperling'

Old English: finc, -es m. `finch'

English: finch; [ spink < NGerm ]

Middle Dutch: vinke m., f. `Fink'

Dutch: vink m., f.

Middle Low German: vinke m. `Fink'

Old High German: finko (8.Jh.) `Fink'

Middle High German: vinke wk. m. `Finke'

German: Fink m.

Proto-Germanic: *fir-d=

Meaning: last year

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ī fjorδ `im vorigen Jahre'

Norwegian: iffor

Swedish: dial. ifjor, ifjol

Danish: ifjor

Middle High German: vërt st. n. `ein verflossenes jahr' (/ vërne, vërn, vërnet, vërnent, vërnt); adv. 'im vorigen jahre'

Proto-Germanic: *firgunja-z, -n, *firgunjō

Meaning: a deity

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fairguni n. (ja) `mountain, mountain rage'

Old Norse: Fjɔrgyn-n m. `Name eines Gottes, Vater von Frigg', Fjɔrgün f. `Thors Mutter', fjɔrgün `Erde, Land' (poet.)

Old Swedish: PN Färghinn(s)gül, Firghelanda

Swedish: PN Färgegöl, Färgelanda

Old English: firgi-holt, firgen-holr `mountain wood', -stream `mountain stream'

Old High German: Lat-OHG Fergunna, Firgunnea `mountain chain with mines or pine trees', Virgunnia, Virgundia waldus `a range of hills between Ellwangen and Ansbach'

Middle High German: { Virgunt f. (name in Wolfram's Willehalm beside Swarzwalt) }

Proto-Germanic: *firkala-z, *furka-z

Meaning: stake, stick

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fork-r m. `mit Eisen beschlagene Stange zum Abstossen eines Schiffes'

Norwegian: dial. fork `Stock, Knüppel'

Swedish: dial. fork `Tragstange'

Old English: { pl. forclas `Riegel' }

Old Saxon: fercal `Riegel, Verschluss'

Proto-Germanic: *firna-; *frō-

Meaning: last year, recent

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: { fɛrns 'vorjährig', af (fram) fɛrnin jēra 'apò pérüsi', fɛrnīs 'palaiós'; fǝrra adv. }

Old Norse: { ferri, fjarri adv. }

Swedish: fjär adv.

Old English: feor(r) adv.

English: far

Old Saxon: ferr adv.; { fernun gêre 'im vorigem Jahre' }

Middle Dutch: vroe adv.; vroech, vrouch adj.

Dutch: vroeg

Old Franconian: fruo

Middle Low German: vrō adv.; vrōch adj.

Old High German: { firni 'vetustus' }; fruo adv. `in der Frühe'; fruoi adj. (um 800); ferro '(von) vern, weit (weg), weitab, weithin, hoch, viel, sehr', fer 'fern, weit' (8.Jh.), fer 'fern, entfernt; ausgedehnt (temp.)' (9.Jh.), ferrana 'von fern, von weitem, weitab' adv., adj. (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: vruo adv.; vrüeje adj. `früh'; vër(r), vërre adv.; vërre 'fern, entfernt, weit, auswärtig, fremd'; vërren(e), vërn(e) adv., adj.

German: früh; fern