Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falǭ

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 Proto-Indo-European *polh₂-, from *pelh₂- (“flat”). Cognate with Old Church Slavonic полѥ (polje).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*falǭ f

1. a plain

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *falǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*falǭ	*falōniz
vocative	*falǭ	*falōniz
accusative	*falōnų	*falōnunz
genitive	*falōniz	*falōnǫ̂
dative	*falōni	*falōmaz
instrumental	*falōnē	*falōmiz

Related terms

• *fulmō

Descendants

• Old Swedish: fala
  • Swedish: fala

References

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