Germanic etymology : Query result

Proto-Germanic: *firsti-z, *fursti-z

Meaning: ridge (of a roof), post

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: fierst, fyrst, first `Pfosten'

Old Saxon: first m.

Middle Dutch: vorst, vorste f., m. `nok, hoogste deel van het dak'; verste f.

Dutch: vorst f.

Middle Low German: vorst f. `nok, hoogste deel van het dak'; verst m.

Old High German: first (8.Jh.) f., m. `Spitze des Daches, eines Berges, Helmspitze'

Middle High German: virst, vierst, md. vërst st. m., virste st. f. 'Oberkante des Daches, Dachbalken; Spitze des Helmes, Gebirgskamm'

German: First m.

Proto-Germanic: *f[í]rxnōn, *fúrxnō

Meaning: a fish

IE etymology: IE etymology

Swedish: färna `Weisfisch'

Old English: forn, -e f. `trout', { forne }

Old Saxon: forhna, furhnia

Middle Dutch: voorne

Dutch: voren, voorn m.

Middle Low German: vȫrne

Old High German: for(a)hana (9.Jh.)

Middle High German: forhe, forhel, förhel wk. f., forhen st. f. 'forelle'

German: Forelle (*for(h)en-lēn)

Comments: > Lat fario, gen. -ōnis (Ausonius) ? `Lachsforelle'

Proto-Germanic: *firznṓ, *fírsnī, *fársnō

Meaning: heel

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fɛrzna f. (ō) `heel'

Old English: firsn (fiersn, fyrsn), -e f. `heel'

Old Saxon: fersna

Middle Dutch: versene f. `hiel, hak'

Dutch: pl. verzenen; dial. vaars, vers, varsem, vessem

Old Franconian: fersna

Middle Low German: vērse(ne)

Old High German: fersna, farsana (um 800)

Middle High German: vërsen(e), vërse st./wk. f. 'ferse'

German: Ferse f.

Proto-Germanic: *fiska-z

Meaning: fish

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fisk-s m. (a) `fish'

Old Norse: fisk-r m. `Fisch'; Run. Norw fiskR

Norwegian: fisk

Old Swedish: fisker

Swedish: fisk

Danish: fisk

Old English: fisc, -es, pl. fiscas (fixas, fisceas) m. `fish'

English: fish

Old Frisian: fisk

Old Saxon: fisk

Middle Dutch: visc m.

Dutch: vis m.

Middle Low German: visch

Old High German: fisc (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: visch st. m. 'fisch'

German: Fisch m.

Proto-Germanic: *fitan-

Meaning: give birth

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fitan st.? `be in labor, give birth to'

Proto-Germanic: *fitan- vb.; ? *fatōn- vb.

Meaning: fall

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: ? feta st.: feta leiδ `den Weg finden'; fata wk. `den Weg finden'

Swedish: ? dial. fjäta

Old English: *fetan: prt. pl. gefētan st. V. `fallen'; fatian wif `heiraten (*ein Weib heimführen)'

Old High German: { *feʒʒan: prt. gefaʒ `fallen' }

Proto-Germanic: *fitjō, *fitja-

Meaning: piece

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fit f. `Schwimmhaut der Vögel; Arm, Hand; Brünne (poet.)'

Norwegian: dial. fit `Fuss einer Tierhaut; Garn, Fitze'

Old English: fitt (fit), -es. n.? `song, poem'; { fitt `Abschnitt, Gesang' }

Old Saxon: fitten `Abteilung eines Gedichtes, Gedicht'

Old High German: { fizza ` Fitze, Gebinde, Fadenende' }

Middle High German: viz (-tz-) st. m., vitze st. f. 'eine beim haspeln durch einen quer darum gewundenen zwischenfaden abgeteilte u. für sich verbundene anzahl fäden'

German: { Fitze }

Proto-Germanic: *fiɵl= (~ -a-)

Meaning: plate

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old English: gold-fell `Blattgold'

Old High German: { fedel-gold `Blattgold' }

Proto-Germanic: *fíɵrō; *fiɵɵ=; *fiɵria-n

Meaning: feather

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fjɔδr f. `Feder'; fiδri n. `Gefieder'

Norwegian: fjör, fjöder; fēr `feines aber wenig dichtes Haar oder Gras'

Swedish: fjäder

Danish: fjär, fjeder

Old English: feɵer f. `Feder'; fiɵercian `fladderen'; fiɵre `Flügel'

English: feather

Old Frisian: fethere f.

Old Saxon: fethata f. `veer, vin'

Middle Dutch: vēder(e) f. `veer, vleugel'; gevedre `Gefieder'

Dutch: veder, veer f.

Old Franconian: fethera f. `penna'; pl. gen. fetheraco `alarum'

Middle Low German: vēder(e); vittek, vitk

Old High German: { fed(a)rah m., n. `Flügel' }; fedara (10.Jh.) f. `Feder'; {fethdhāh, fettāh `alae'} feddā̆h (9.Jh.), fettā̆h (später); { gifidiri `Gefieder' } gifedari adj. 'geflügelt, gefiedert' (8.Jh.)

Middle High German: vëder(e) st./wk. f. 'feder; flaumiges pelzwerk'; vëtach(e), vëtech(e), vëtich, vitich wk. f., m. 'fittich'; gevider(e) st., n. 'Federn, Federbett, Federvieh'

German: Feder f.; Fittich m.; Gefieder n.

Proto-Germanic: *fiuxtō, *fiuxtiō

Meaning: pine

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Saxon: fiuhtia `Fichte'

Dutch: vucht m. `Pinus silvestris'

Middle Low German: vüchte `Kiefer'

Old High German: fiuhta (10./11.Jh.), fiohta (11.Jh.),

Middle High German: viehte wk./st. f. 'fichte'

German: Fichte f.

Proto-Germanic: *fixtan- vb.; *faxsa-n; *faxti-z; *fixl=; ? *fixōn-

Meaning: comb, shear

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Swedish: fǟt m. `Woole, Flies'

Old English: feohtan `fechten'; feht `Flies'; fihl `pannus'

English: fight

Old Frisian: fiuchta vb.

Old Saxon: fehtan `fechten'; farfehon `hinnehmen, wegraffen, verzehren'

Middle Dutch: vechten; vacht f. `vacht, wol'

Dutch: vechten; vacht f. `Wolle, Schur'

Old Franconian: fehtan

Middle Low German: fechten

Old High German: fehtan (8.Jh.) `fechten'; fehōn `verzehren, essen'; fahs

Middle High German: vëchten st. 'fechten, streiten, kämpfen, ringen'

German: fechten

Proto-Germanic: *fíxu; *fíxa-n; *fáxaz

Meaning: cattle

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: fɛhu n. (u) `money. movable goods'

Old Norse: fē n. `Vieh, Besitz, Geld', Run. feu, fea `Name der Rune f'; fǟr n. `Schaf'

Norwegian: fe; fɔr `hilfloser Stümper'

Old Swedish: fār `Schaf'

Swedish: fä `Vieh'; fɔr `Schaf'

Old Danish: fä

Danish: fɔr `Schaf'

Old English: feoh (fioh), gen. fēos n. `cattle, living animals; tame beasts; property, wealth, money'

English: fee

Old Frisian: fiā n., m. `vee, bezit'

Old Saxon: fehu, fihu, fē n. `vee, bezit'

Middle Dutch: vee n. `vee, stuk vee'

Dutch: vee n.

Old Franconian: fē n. `vee, stuk vee', fiu n. `pecunia'

Middle Low German: vē `Vieh, Besitz',

Old High German: fihu n. `Nutztier, Tier, Besitz' (8.Jh.),

Middle High German: vihe, vëhe st. n. 'tier, vieh'

German: Vieh n.

Proto-Germanic: *fīfald=, *fīfild=

Meaning: butterfly

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fīfrildi n. `Schmetterling'; NIsl fiδrildi `id.'

Norwegian: fivrelde, feväldre, fivel

Old Swedish: fiädhal

Swedish: fjäril; dial. feffel; dial. fjädɔlder

Old English: fīfealde (-falde), -an f. `butterfly'

Old Saxon: fīfoldara

Middle Dutch: vīveltre

Dutch: vijwouter m., dial. wiewouter

Old High German: fīfalt(a)ra f. (9. Jh.), fīfaltar m. (Hs. 12.Jh.)

Middle High German: vīvalter st./wk. m. 'schmetterling'

German: Falter m., dial. Feifalter

Proto-Germanic: *fīlō, *feilō

Meaning: file

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: { ɵēl }

Old English: { fēol }, fīl

English: file

Old Saxon: fīla

Middle Dutch: vīle

Dutch: vijl

Middle Low German: vīle

Old High German: fīla (fīhala um 800 -- contamination with bīhal 'Beil', selon Fraenkel)

Middle High German: vīle st. f.

German: Feile f.

Comments: Another possible reconstruction (taking into account the OHG fīhala) is *finx(i)lō; in this case the Balto-Slavic forms should be regarded as borrowed from Germanic -- but the Baltic diphthong is unexplained.

Proto-Germanic: *fīnēn-, *fail=

Meaning: true, friendly

IE etymology: IE etymology

Gothic: *in-fīnan wk. `have pity'

Old English: fǟle `treu, freundlich'

Middle Low German: vēlich, veilich `sicher, sorglos'

Proto-Germanic: *fīsan- vb., *fīst=, *fist=

Meaning: discharge wind

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: fīsa st. `furzen'

Norwegian: fisa `blasen, anfachen; fisten'

Swedish: fisa vb.

Danish: fise vb.

Old English: fīsting f. `Furz'

Middle Dutch: feest `Furz'

Middle High German: vīsten st., visten wk. 'fisten'; { vīsen `furzen'; EaHG veysen (XV Jh.) }

Proto-Germanic: *fīstan-, *fistōn- vb., *fīsta-z, *fista-z

Meaning: discharge wind

IE etymology: IE etymology

Middle Dutch: veest, vijst; veesten, vijsten

Dutch: veest m., veesten

Middle Low German: vist; visten

Middle High German: vīsten st., visten wk. 'fisten'; vist, vīst st. m. 'fist, crepitus'

German: { fisten, Fist, dial. feist }

Proto-Germanic: *flaina-z

Meaning: hook, spear (with a tip)

IE etymology: IE etymology

Old Norse: flein-n 'Haken, Stachel, Gerät oder Waffe, die mit einem fleinn versehen sind, Wurfspeer, Pfeil, Ankerflügel'

Old English: flān 'Widerhacken, Pfeil(spitze), Wurfspiess'

Proto-Germanic: *fláis=, *flain=, *flīn=, *flin=

Meaning: naked, bald

IE etymology: IE etymology

Norwegian: fleis `Gesicht', dial. flein `kahl, nackt; kahler Fleck', fleina `entblösst, kahlköpfig w.; die Zeige zeigen, grinsen'; flīna `grinsen, die Zähne zeigen'

Swedish: dial. flen `nackt', flīna `grinsen, die Zähne zeigen'

Proto-Germanic: *flanzōn- vb., *flansa-z, *fluns=

Meaning: twist (one's mouth), put out (of joint)

IE etymology: IE etymology

Low German: nordd. plinsen, flinsen 'weinen'

Old High German: { flannēn 'os contorquere' (Notker) }

Middle High German: vlans st. m. 'Mund, Maul, bes. verzerrtes Maul'

German: dial. Flunsch 'aufgeworfener, schmollender Mund', byr. flenschen 'das Gesicht verzerren'