Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/afl

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *aflą.

Noun

*afl n

1. power, strength

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*afl
Genitive	*aflas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*afl	*aflu
Accusative	*afl	*aflu
Genitive	*aflas	*aflō
Dative	*aflē	*aflum
Instrumental	*aflu	*aflum

Descendants

• Old English: afol, abal
  • Middle English: afel
• Old Frisian: evel
• Old Saxon: aval
• Old High German: *abal, *afal (in derivatives)
  • Middle High German: afel