Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fliukkijā

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

Etymology

From unattested strong verb *fleuk(k)ōn (“to fly”) +‎ *-jā, related to *fleugan (“to fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.

Noun

*fliukkijā f

1. feather

   Synonym: *feþru

2. arrow

   Synonyms: *angō, *arhu, *strālu

Declension

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*fliukkijā
Genitive	*fliukkijōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*fliukkijā	*fliukkijōn
Accusative	*fliukkijōn	*fliukkijōn
Genitive	*fliukkijōn	*fliukkijōnō
Dative	*fliukkijōn	*fliukkijōm, *fliukkijum
Instrumental	*fliukkijōn	*fliukkijōm, *fliukkijum

Alternative reconstructions

• *fleukā, *fliugikā

Descendants

• Old Saxon: fliuca, fluggia
  • Middle Low German: fleke, vlēke, flicke, fliecke, vlīke
• Old Dutch: *fliuka, flieka
  • Middle Dutch: vlieke
    • Dutch: vliek
• Old High German: flugga
• → Vulgar Latin: *fleccia (see there for further descendants)