Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flahaną

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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

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Etymology

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From Pre-Germanic *plok-. Kroonen connects with Ancient Greek πλάξ (pláx, “plane, plain, something flat”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂- (“flat, broad, plain”), sharing several Germanic cognates with Proto-Germanic *flaką (“something flat”); more at English flake.[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*flahaną[1][2][3]

  1. to skin, to flay

Inflection

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Conjugation of *flahaną (strong class 6)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *flahō *flahaų — *flahai ?
2nd singular *flahizi *flahaiz *flah *flahazai *flahaizau
3rd singular *flahidi *flahai *flahadau *flahadai *flahaidau
1st dual *flahōz *flahaiw — — —
2nd dual *flahadiz *flahaidiz *flahadiz — —
1st plural *flahamaz *flahaim — *flahandai *flahaindau
2nd plural *flahid *flahaid *flahid *flahandai *flahaindau
3rd plural *flahandi *flahain *flahandau *flahandai *flahaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *flōh *flōgį̄
2nd singular *flōht *flōgīz
3rd singular *flōh *flōgī
1st dual *flōgū *flōgīw
2nd dual *flōgudiz *flōgīdiz
1st plural *flōgum *flōgīm
2nd plural *flōgud *flōgīd
3rd plural *flōgun *flōgīn
present past
participles *flahandz *flaganaz
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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *flahan
    • Old English: flēan
    • Old Dutch: *flān
  • Old Norse: flá

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*flahan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 143
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*flaxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 104
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “FLAH-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 198
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