Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/feþurfalþaz

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 *feþur- +‎ *-falþaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɸe.θur.ˈɸɑl.θɑz/

Adjective

*feþurfalþaz

1. quadruple, fourfold

Inflection

Declension of *feþurfalþaz (a-stem)

strong declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*feþurfalþaz	*feþurfalþai	*feþurfalþō	*feþurfalþôz	*feþurfalþą, *-at(ō)	*feþurfalþō
accusative	*feþurfalþanǭ	*feþurfalþanz	*feþurfalþǭ	*feþurfalþōz	*feþurfalþą, *-at(ō)	*feþurfalþō
genitive	*feþurfalþas, *feþurfalþis	*feþurfalþaizǫ̂	*feþurfalþaizōz	*feþurfalþaizǫ̂	*feþurfalþas, *feþurfalþis	*feþurfalþaizǫ̂
dative	*feþurfalþammai	*feþurfalþaimaz	*feþurfalþaizōi	*feþurfalþaimaz	*feþurfalþammai	*feþurfalþaimaz
instrumental	*feþurfalþanō	*feþurfalþaimiz	*feþurfalþaizō	*feþurfalþaimiz	*feþurfalþanō	*feþurfalþaimiz
weak declension
	masculine		feminine		neuter
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	*feþurfalþô	*feþurfalþaniz	*feþurfalþǭ	*feþurfalþōniz	*feþurfalþô	*feþurfalþōnō
accusative	*feþurfalþanų	*feþurfalþanunz	*feþurfalþōnų	*feþurfalþōnunz	*feþurfalþô	*feþurfalþōnō
genitive	*feþurfalþiniz	*feþurfalþanǫ̂	*feþurfalþōniz	*feþurfalþōnǫ̂	*feþurfalþiniz	*feþurfalþanǫ̂
dative	*feþurfalþini	*feþurfalþammaz	*feþurfalþōni	*feþurfalþōmaz	*feþurfalþini	*feþurfalþammaz
instrumental	*feþurfalþinē	*feþurfalþammiz	*feþurfalþōnē	*feþurfalþōmiz	*feþurfalþinē	*feþurfalþammiz

Descendants

• Old English: fēowerfeald, fēarfeald
  • Middle English: fourefold, fourfold
    • English: fourfold
• Old Saxon: *fiorfald
  • Middle Low German: vērvōlt, vērvōld, vērvalt, viervalt
• Old Dutch: *fiorfald
  • Middle Dutch: *viervoult
    • Dutch: viervoud
• Old High German: fiorfalt, fiorfalt
  • Middle High German: viervalt
    • German: vierfalt (“obsolete”), vierfältig
• Old Norse: ferfaldr
  • Icelandic: ferfaldur
• Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌳𐌿𐍂𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (fidurfalþs)