Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flutô

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

A nominal formation from *fleutaną (“to float”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸlu.tɔːː/

Noun

*flutô m

  1. A float; flotation device
  2. A raft; boat; ship

Inflection

Declension of *flutô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *flutô *flutaniz
vocative *flutô *flutaniz
accusative *flutanų *flutanunz
genitive *flutiniz *flutanǫ̂
dative *flutini *flutammaz
instrumental *flutinē *flutammiz

Descendants

  • Old English: flota m
  • Old High German: flozza f
  • Old Norse: floti m

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*flutōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 109
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