Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/feþlą

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

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Etymology edit

From pre-Germanic *péth₂lom, from Proto-Indo-European *peth₂-. Cognate with Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈɸeθ.lɑ̃/

Noun edit

*feþlą n

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Declension edit

Declension of *feþlą (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*feþlą	*feþlō
Vocative	*feþlą	*feþlō
Accusative	*feþlą	*feþlō
Genitive	*feþlas, -is	*feþlǫ̂
Dative	*feþlai	*feþlamaz
Instrumental	*feþlō	*feþlamiz

Descendants edit

Proto-West Germanic: *feþl
- Old High German: *fedel
  - ⇒ Old High German: fedelgold, pfedelgold
    - ⇒ Old High German: fedelgoldōn, pfedelgoldōn