Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flunþrijā

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 Proto-Germanic *flunþrijǭ. Equivalent to *flonþr (“board, plank”) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*flunþrijā f

1. flatfish; flounder; European flounder, white fluke (Platichthys flesus)

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*flunþrijā
Genitive	*flunþrijōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*flunþrijā	*flunþrijōn
Accusative	*flunþrijōn	*flunþrijōn
Genitive	*flunþrijōn	*flunþrijōnō
Dative	*flunþrijōn	*flunþrijōm, *flunþrijum
Instrumental	*flunþrijōn	*flunþrijōm, *flunþrijum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *fluntheria, *flunthera
  • Middle Low German: flundere, vlunder
    • German Low German: Flunder, Flunner, Flinder, Flinger, Flonder
    • → German: Flunder, Flünder
      • → Bavarian: Flunder
      • → Czech: flundra
      • → Polish: flądra
      • → Swabian: Flander
    • → Swedish: flunder