Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flawją

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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

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Etymology

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From pre-Germanic *plowyom, from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (to sail, flow). Cognate to Ancient Greek πλοῖον (ploîon, floating vessel).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*flawją n

  1. ship, vessel

Inflection

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neuter ja-stemDeclension of *flawją (neuter ja-stem)
singular plural
nominative *flawją *flawjō
vocative *flawją *flawjō
accusative *flawją *flawjō
genitive *flawjas, *flawis *flawjǫ̂
dative *flawjai *flawjamaz
instrumental *flawjō *flawjamiz

Descendants

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  • Old Norse: fley
  • Proto-Finnic: *laiva

References

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  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN