Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flagǭ

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

Derived from a lost verb *flahaną (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to beat, push, drive”).

Noun

*flagǭ f

1. a blow, hit, punch

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *flagǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*flagǭ	*flagōniz
vocative	*flagǭ	*flagōniz
accusative	*flagōnų	*flagōnunz
genitive	*flagōniz	*flagōnǫ̂
dative	*flagōni	*flagōmaz
instrumental	*flagōnē	*flagōmiz

Related terms

• *flagilaz
  • Proto-West Germanic: *flagil (possibly)
• *flakkōną
• *flōkaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *flagā
  • Old Frisian: *flage
    • Saterland Frisian: Floage
    • West Frisian: fleach
  • Old Saxon: *flaga
    • Middle Low German: flāge, vlāge
      • German Low German: Flage, Flaag
      • → Middle High German: flāge, vlāge, phlāge
  • Old Dutch: *flaga
    • Middle Dutch: vlage, vlaghe, vlaech
      • Dutch: vlaag
      • → Middle English: *flaugh (alternatively from Low German or Old Norse)
        • English: flaw
        • Scots: flaw
• Old Norse: flaga
  • Icelandic: flaga
  • Old Swedish: flagha
    • Swedish: flaga
  • Norwegian: flage
  • Danish: flage