Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felu
Proto-Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Originally the neuter singular form of older *feluz (“many”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁us, derived from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”). Cognate with Latin plūs, Ancient Greek πολύς (polús).
Pronunciation edit
Pronoun edit
*felu
Derived terms edit
Adverb edit
*felu
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Proto-West Germanic: *felu
- Old Norse: fjǫl-, fjǫlð (< ?)
- Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu)
References edit
- ^ Bremmer, Rolf (2005), “Old Frisian fule and felo "Much; Many": An Idiosyncracy in Germanic and Frisian Perspective”, in NOWELE: North-Western European Language Evolution, volume 46-47, , pages 31–40.