Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aflą

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

Etymology

From Pre-Germanic *h₃éplom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*aflą n[1]

  1. power, strength, might

Inflection

Declension of *aflą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aflą *aflō
vocative *aflą *aflō
accusative *aflą *aflō
genitive *aflas, *aflis *aflǫ̂
dative *aflai *aflamaz
instrumental *aflō *aflamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *afl
    • Old English: afol, abal
      • Middle English: afel
    • Old Frisian: evel
    • Old Saxon: aval
    • Old High German: *abal, *afal (in derivatives)
      • Middle High German: afel
  • Old Norse: afl; afli; (efla)

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*afla- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2
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