Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fallaz

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From *fallaną (“to fall”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑl.lɑz/

Noun

*fallaz m

1. a fall
2. death, destruction, downfall

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *fallaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fallaz	*fallōz, *fallōs
vocative	*fall	*fallōz, *fallōs
accusative	*fallą	*fallanz
genitive	*fallas, *fallis	*fallǫ̂
dative	*fallai	*fallamaz
instrumental	*fallō	*fallamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *fall
  • Old English: feall
    • Middle English: falle
      • English: fall
  • Old Frisian: fal
    • North Frisian: fal
    • Saterland Frisian: Fal, Faal
    • West Frisian: fal
  • Old Saxon: fal
    • Middle Low German: val
      • German Low German: Fall
  • Old Dutch: *fal
    • Middle Dutch: val
      • Dutch: val
  • Old High German: fal
    • Middle High German: val
      • German: Fall
• Old Norse: fall n
  • Icelandic: fall n
  • Faroese: fall n
  • Norwegian Bokmål: fall n
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: fall n
  • Swedish: fall n
  • Danish: fald n