Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flint
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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 edit
Etymology edit
Presumably from Proto-Germanic *flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (“to cleave, split off, splice”).
Noun edit
*flint n
Inflection edit
| 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 |