Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falljō
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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. |
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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains original research. The reconstruction in this entry is based on published research, but the specific form presented here is not found in prior works. |
Proto-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Presumably from *fali (“cruel, evil”) + *-jō, *-ō. Alternatively, often cited as being related to *fillijan (“to flay”).[1]
Noun
[edit]*falljō m
Declension
[edit]| Masculine an-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *falljō | |
| Genitive | *falljini, *falljan | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *falljō | *falljan |
| Accusative | *falljan | *falljan |
| Genitive | *falljini, *falljan | *falljanō |
| Dative | *falljini, *falljan | *falljum |
| Instrumental | *falljini, *falljan | *falljum |
Alternative reconstructions
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old Dutch: *fello
- →? Medieval Latin: fellō (“criminal”) [858, Capitula Caroli Calvi] (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “félon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
- ^ van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “fel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
- ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) “fel”, in Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands[1] (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press