Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aflą

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 Pre-Germanic *h₃éplom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɸ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*aflą n

1. power, strength, might

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *aflą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*aflą	*aflō
vocative	*aflą	*aflō
accusative	*aflą	*aflō
genitive	*aflas, *aflis	*aflǫ̂
dative	*aflai	*aflamaz
instrumental	*aflō	*aflamiz

Derived terms

• *aflijaną
• *aflōną

Related terms

• *abraz
• *ōbijaną
• *ōbijaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *afl
  • Old English: afol, abal
    • Middle English: afel
  • Old Frisian: evel
  • Old Saxon: aval
  • Old High German: *abal, *afal (in derivatives)
    • Middle High German: afel
• Old Norse: afl; afli; (efla)
  • Icelandic: afl; afli; (efla)
  • Faroese: alv
  • Norwegian: avl (dialectal)
  • Old Swedish: afl
    • Swedish: avel
  • Danish: avl