Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falskī

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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From *falskōn (to falsify, counterfeit) +‎ *-ī (adjective suffix). Alternatively reconstructed as *falsk, dissimilated from earlier *falsisk, from Latin falsum (falsehood, forgery) +‎ *-isk (adjectival suffix).

Adjective

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*falskī

  1. false, counterfeit

Inflection

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ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *falskī
Genitive *falskijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *falskī *falskiju *falskī
Accusative *falskijanā *falskijā *falskī
Genitive *falskijas *falskijeʀā *falskijas
Dative *falskijumē *falskijeʀē *falskijumē
Instrumental *falskiju *falskijeʀu *falskiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *falskijē *falskijō *falskiju
Accusative *falskijā *falskijā *falskiju
Genitive *falskijeʀō *falskijeʀō *falskijeʀō
Dative *falskijēm, *falskijum *falskijēm, *falskijum *falskijēm, *falskijum
Instrumental *falskijēm, *falskijum *falskijēm, *falskijum *falskijēm, *falskijum

Reconstruction notes

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Middle Germanic forms converged with cognate Old French borrowing fals (false).

Descendants

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