Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felþuz
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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]Alternative forms
[edit]- *felþą n
Etymology
[edit]Kroonen suggests Proto-Indo-European *pelth₂- (“field, plain”), though the normal form of this root is *pleth₂- (“flat”).[1] LIN prefers to derive this from *pelh₂-, the schwebeablaut form of *pleh₂- (“flat”).[2]
Noun
[edit]*felþuz m
Inflection
[edit]| u-stemDeclension of *felþuz (u-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *felþuz | *filþiwiz | |
| vocative | *felþu | *filþiwiz | |
| accusative | *felþų | *felþunz | |
| genitive | *felþauz | *filþiwǫ̂ | |
| dative | *filþiwi | *felþumaz | |
| instrumental | *felþū | *felþumiz | |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *felþu, *felþ n
- Old Norse: *fjalðr
- Old Swedish: fialder m
- → Proto-Finnic: *pëlto (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
- ^ Wodtko, Dagmar S., Irslinger, Britta, Schneider, Carolin (2008) “*pleh₂-”, in Nomina im indogermanischen Lexikon [Nouns in the Indo-European Lexicon] (in German), Heidelberg: Universitätsverlag Winter, pages 562-564