Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falaz
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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Usually regarded as from a Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (“to sell”) and cognate with e.g. Lithuanian pel̃nas (“profit”), Proto-Slavic *pȇlnъ (“loot”), Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]*falaz[1]
Inflection
[edit]Declension of *falaz (a-stem)
| strong declension | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *falaz | *falai | *falō | *falôz | *falą, *-at(ō) | *falō |
| accusative | *falanǭ | *falanz | *falǭ | *falōz | *falą, *-at(ō) | *falō |
| genitive | *falas, *falis | *falaizǫ̂ | *falaizōz | *falaizǫ̂ | *falas, *falis | *falaizǫ̂ |
| dative | *falammai | *falaimaz | *falaizōi | *falaimaz | *falammai | *falaimaz |
| instrumental | *falanō | *falaimiz | *falaizō | *falaimiz | *falanō | *falaimiz |
| weak declension | ||||||
| masculine | feminine | neuter | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| nominative | *falô | *falaniz | *falǭ | *falōniz | *falô | *falōnō |
| accusative | *falanų | *falanunz | *falōnų | *falōnunz | *falô | *falōnō |
| genitive | *faliniz | *falanǫ̂ | *falōniz | *falōnǫ̂ | *faliniz | *falanǫ̂ |
| dative | *falini | *falammaz | *falōni | *falōmaz | *falini | *falammaz |
| instrumental | *falinē | *falammiz | *falōnē | *falōmiz | *falinē | *falammiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Old High German: fali (<possibly from *faliz) (note that the ancestor of German feil is Old High German feili)[2]
- Old Norse: falr