Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fleutaz

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 *fleutaną (“to float, stream”).^[1] Cognate with Proto-Celtic *ɸloutos (“flowing; quick”)

Adjective

*fleutaz^[2]^[1]^[3]^[4]

nimble, quick

Inflection

Declension of *fleutaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*fleutaz	*fleutō	*fleutą, -atō	*fleutai	*fleutôz	*fleutō
accusative	*fleutanǭ	*fleutǭ	*fleutą, -atō	*fleutanz	*fleutōz	*fleutō
genitive	*fleutas, -is	*fleutaizōz	*fleutas, -is	*fleutaizǫ̂	*fleutaizǫ̂	*fleutaizǫ̂
dative	*fleutammai	*fleutaizōi	*fleutammai	*fleutaimaz	*fleutaimaz	*fleutaimaz
instrumental	*fleutanō	*fleutaizō	*fleutanō	*fleutaimiz	*fleutaimiz	*fleutaimiz

Weak declension
	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*fleutô	*fleutǭ	*fleutô	*fleutaniz	*fleutōniz	*fleutōnō
accusative	*fleutanų	*fleutōnų	*fleutô	*fleutanunz	*fleutōnunz	*fleutōnō
genitive	*fleutiniz	*fleutōniz	*fleutiniz	*fleutanǫ̂	*fleutōnǫ̂	*fleutanǫ̂
dative	*fleutini	*fleutōni	*fleutini	*fleutammaz	*fleutōmaz	*fleutammaz
instrumental	*fleutinē	*fleutōnē	*fleutinē	*fleutammiz	*fleutōmiz	*fleutammiz

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *fleut
- Old English: *flēot
  - Middle English: *flet
    - English: fleet
  - ⇒ Old English: flēotiġ
- Old Dutch: *fliet
  - Middle Dutch: *vliet
    - ⇒ Middle Dutch: vliet, vliete (“quickly, hastily”, adv.)
Old Norse: fljótr
- Faroese: fljótur
- Icelandic: fljótur
- Norwegian: fljot
- Swedish: flyt, flut (dialectal)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fleutaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107
^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fleuta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 146-147: “*fleuta-”
^ Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “fleuta-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 202
^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “FLEUT-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 202: “fleut-a- (adj)”

[HGE-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*fleutaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 107

[2] Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fleuta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎^[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 146-147: “*fleuta-”

[3] Heidermanns, Frank (1993) “fleuta-”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen Primäradjektive (Studia linguistica Germanica; 33) (in German), Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 202

[4] Seebold, Elmar (1970) “FLEUT-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 202: “fleut-a- (adj)”

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