Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flainaz

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 *pleyn- (“metal arrow, spear-head, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with Lithuanian pliẽnas (“steel”).

Noun

*flainaz m

  1. hook, prong, speartip, ord

Inflection

Declension of *flainaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *flainaz *flainōz, *flainōs
vocative *flain *flainōz, *flainōs
accusative *flainą *flainanz
genitive *flainas, *flainis *flainǫ̂
dative *flainai *flainamaz
instrumental *flainō *flainamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *flain
  • Old Norse: fleinn
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