Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/failijaz

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

Uncertain; has been linked with Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”), but the -l- is unusual.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑi̯.li.jɑz/

Adjective

*failijaz

  1. true, friendly, familiar, good

Inflection

Declension of *failijaz (ja-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *failijaz *failijō *failiją, -atō *failijai *failijôz *failijō
accusative *failijanǭ *failijǭ *failiją, -atō *failijanz *failijōz *failijō
genitive *failijas, -īs *failijaizōz *failijas, -īs *failijaizǫ̂ *failijaizǫ̂ *failijaizǫ̂
dative *failijammai *failijaizōi *failijammai *failijaimaz *failijaimaz *failijaimaz
instrumental *failijanō *failijaizō *failijanō *failijaimiz *failijaimiz *failijaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *failijô *failijǭ *failijô *failijaniz *failijōniz *failijōnō
accusative *failijanų *failijōnų *failijô *failijanunz *failijōnunz *failijōnō
genitive *failīniz *failijōniz *failīniz *failijanǫ̂ *failijōnǫ̂ *failijanǫ̂
dative *failīni *failijōni *failīni *failijammaz *failijōmaz *failijammaz
instrumental *failīnē *failijōnē *failīnē *failijammiz *failijōmiz *failijammiz

Derived terms

  • *failīgaz
  • *failisōną

Descendants

Some descendants have conflated the word with *falaz (“for sale”).

References

  1. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “veilig”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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