Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flahsą

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 Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ- (“to fold, plait, weave”).

Noun

*flahsą n

  1. flax
    Synonyms: *hazwaz, *līną

Inflection

Declension of *flahsą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *flahsą *flahsō
vocative *flahsą *flahsō
accusative *flahsą *flahsō
genitive *flahsas, *flahsis *flahsǫ̂
dative *flahsai *flahsamaz
instrumental *flahsō *flahsamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flahs
    • Old English: fleax, flæx, flex
      • Middle English: flax, fflex, flaxe, flex, flexe, vlex
        • English: flax
    • Old Frisian: flax
      • Saterland Frisian: Floaks
      • West Frisian: flaaks
    • Old Saxon: *flahs
      • Middle Low German: vlas
        • Low German: Flass
          • German Low German: Flass
        • Plautdietsch: Flauss
    • Old Dutch: *flas (only in toponyms)
    • Old High German: flahs
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