Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flawją

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 *plowyom, from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to sail, flow”). Cognate to Ancient Greek πλοῖον (ploîon, “floating vessel”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlɑw.jɑ̃/

Noun

*flawją n

  1. ship, vessel

Inflection

Declension of *flawją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *flawją *flawjō
vocative *flawją *flawjō
accusative *flawją *flawjō
genitive *flawjas, *flawis *flawjǫ̂
dative *flawjai *flawjamaz
instrumental *flawjō *flawjamiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: fley
  • → Proto-Finnic: *laiva

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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