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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flaizô

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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 *plóh₁-ison-, comparative of *feluz, *felu (much, a lot). Related to Ancient Greek πλείων (pleíōn, more), Latin plūs (more).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑi̯.zɔːː/

Adjective

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*flaizô

  1. more

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: fleiri
    • Icelandic: fleiri
    • Faroese: fleiri
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: fleire
    • Norwegian Bokmål: fler, flere
    • Old Swedish: flere
    • Danish: flere

References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*flaizan-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 143