Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felu
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Proto-Germanic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Originally the neuter singular form of older *feluz (“many”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁us, derived from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”). Cognate with Latin plūs, Ancient Greek πολύς (polús).
Pronunciation[edit]
Pronoun[edit]
*felu
Derived terms[edit]
Adverb[edit]
*felu
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Proto-West Germanic: *felu
- Old Norse: fjǫl-, fjǫlð (< ?)
- Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu)
References[edit]
- ^ Bremmer, Rolf (2005) “Old Frisian fule and felo "Much; Many": An Idiosyncracy in Germanic and Frisian Perspective”, in NOWELE: North-Western European Language Evolution, volumes 46-47, , pages 31–40.
Categories:
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *pelh₁-
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic pronouns
- Proto-Germanic adverbs
- Proto-Germanic indefinite pronouns
- Proto-Germanic indefinite adverbs