Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falaz

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. Usually regarded as from a Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (“to sell”) and cognate with e.g. Lithuanian pel̃nas (“profit”), Proto-Slavic *pȇlnъ (“loot”), Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, “I sell”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑ.lɑz/

Adjective

*falaz[1]

  1. saleable

Inflection

Declension of *falaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *falaz *falō *falą, *-at(ō) *falai *falôz *falō
accusative *falanǭ *falǭ *falą, *-at(ō) *falanz *falōz *falō
genitive *falas, *falis *falaizōz *falas, *falis *falaizǫ̂ *falaizǫ̂ *falaizǫ̂
dative *falammai *falaizōi *falammai *falaimaz *falaimaz *falaimaz
instrumental *falanō *falaizō *falanō *falaimiz *falaimiz *falaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *falô *falǭ *falô *falaniz *falōniz *falōnō
accusative *falanų *falōnų *falô *falanunz *falōnunz *falōnō
genitive *faliniz *falōniz *faliniz *falanǫ̂ *falōnǫ̂ *falanǫ̂
dative *falini *falōni *falini *falammaz *falōmaz *falammaz
instrumental *falinē *falōnē *falinē *falammiz *falōmiz *falammiz

Descendants

  • Old High German: fali (<possibly from *faliz) (note that the ancestor of German feil is Old High German feili)[2]
  • Old Norse: falr

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*falaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 90
  2. ^ “feil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.