Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flint

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Presumably from Proto-Germanic *flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to cleave, split off, splice”).

Noun

*flint n

  1. peddle
  2. flint

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *flint
Genitive *flintas
Singular Plural
Nominative *flint *flintō, *flintōs
Accusative *flint *flintā
Genitive *flintas *flintō
Dative *flintē *flintum
Instrumental *flintu *flintum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: flint
  • Old Frisian: *flint
  • Old Saxon: *flint
  • Old Dutch: *flint
  • Old High German: flins
    • Middle High German: vlins, flins
      • → Middle Low German: vlins, flins
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