Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flint

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.

Proto-West Germanic

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Etymology

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Presumably from Proto-Germanic *flintaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pley- (to cleave, split off, splice).

Noun

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*flint n

  1. peddle
  2. flint

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *flint
Genitive *flintas
Singular Plural
Nominative *flint *flintō, *flintōs
Accusative *flint *flintā
Genitive *flintas *flintō
Dative *flintē *flintum
Instrumental *flintu *flintum

Derived terms

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Descendants

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