Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/halbafisk

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 *halb (“half”) +‎ *fisk (“fish”).

Noun

*halbafisk m

1. flounder, flatfish (Platichthys flesus)

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*halbafisk
Genitive	*halbafiskas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*halbafisk	*halbafiskō, *halbafiskōs
Accusative	*halbafisk	*halbafiskā
Genitive	*halbafiskas	*halbafiskō
Dative	*halbafiskē	*halbafiskum
Instrumental	*halbafisku	*halbafiskum

Descendants

• Old Saxon: halffisk
  • Middle Low German: halfvisch, halfvisk
• Old High German: halbfisk, halbfisc
  • Middle Dutch: halpvisch, halfisch