Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fimbulaz

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

Alternative forms

• *fimbilaz, *fimfilaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pamp-, *bamb- (“to inflate, swell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸim.bu.lɑz/

Noun

*fimbulaz m

1. giant; monster

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *fimbulaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fimbulaz	*fimbulōz, *fimbulōs
vocative	*fimbul	*fimbulōz, *fimbulōs
accusative	*fimbulą	*fimbulanz
genitive	*fimbulas, *fimbulis	*fimbulǫ̂
dative	*fimbulai	*fimbulamaz
instrumental	*fimbulō	*fimbulamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fimbul, *fimbil
  • Old English: fīfel
• Old Norse: fífl, fífl-; fambi, fimbul-
  • Icelandic: fífl, fífl-; fambi, fimbul-
    • Swedish: fimbul-
  • Old Swedish: fifl; fimber-, fimbul-, fimel-, fimer-, fimmel-, fimmer-, fimur-
    • Swedish: fimmel-, fimmer-