Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faldi
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *faldiz.[1] Related to *falþan (“to fold”).
Noun
[edit]*faldi m
Inflection
[edit]| i-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *faldi | |
| Genitive | *faldī | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *faldi | *faldī |
| Accusative | *faldi | *faldī |
| Genitive | *faldī | *faldijō |
| Dative | *faldī | *faldim, *faldijum |
| Instrumental | *faldī | *faldim, *faldijum |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: field, fyld, fild
- >? Old High German: fald, falt (inflected for both a- and i-declensions)