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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falljō

 This Proto-West 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.
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Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Presumably from *fali (“cruel, evil”) +‎ *-jō, *-ō. Alternatively, often cited as being related to *fillijan (“to flay”).[1]

Noun

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*falljō m

  1. evildoer

Declension

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Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *falljō
Genitive *falljini, *falljan
Singular Plural
Nominative *falljō *falljan
Accusative *falljan *falljan
Genitive *falljini, *falljan *falljanō
Dative *falljini, *falljan *falljum
Instrumental *falljini, *falljan *falljum

Alternative reconstructions

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Descendants

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  • Old Dutch: *fello
    • Middle Dutch: felle, fel (“unscrupulous person, scoundrel, villian”) (possibly reinforced or reborrowed from Old French)
  • →? Medieval Latin: fellō (“criminal”) [858, Capitula Caroli Calvi] (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “félon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “fel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
  3. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “fel”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands‎[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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