Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fall

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *fallaz.

Noun

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*fall m

  1. a fall
  2. death, destruction, downfall

Inflection

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Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *fall
Genitive *fallas
Singular Plural
Nominative *fall *fallō, *fallōs
Accusative *fall *fallā
Genitive *fallas *fallō
Dative *fallē *fallum
Instrumental *fallu *fallum

Descendants

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  • Old English: feall
  • 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
  • Old High German: fal
    • Middle High German: val