Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōfallaz

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 *erþō +‎ *fallaz, with the latter derived from *fallaną (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈer.θɔː.ˌɸɑl.lɑz/

Noun

*erþōfallaz m

1. a fall to the ground

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *erþōfallaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*erþōfallaz	*erþōfallōz, *erþōfallōs
vocative	*erþōfall	*erþōfallōz, *erþōfallōs
accusative	*erþōfallą	*erþōfallanz
genitive	*erþōfallas, *erþōfallis	*erþōfallǫ̂
dative	*erþōfallai	*erþōfallamaz
instrumental	*erþōfallō	*erþōfallamiz

Descendants

• Old Frisian: erthfall
• Old Saxon:
  • Middle Low German: erdfal, ērdval, ērtval, erdfal
• Old High German: erdfal
  • Middle High German: ertval
    • German: Erdfall
• Old Norse: jarðfall
  • Icelandic: jarðfall