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 edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈer.θɔː.ˌɸɑl.lɑz/

Noun edit

*erþōfallaz m^[1]

a fall to the ground

Inflection edit

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 edit

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

References edit

^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*erþafallaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 85

[1] Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*erþafallaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎^[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 85

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