Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faldi

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 *faldiz.[1] Related to *falþan (“to fold”).

    Noun

    faldi m

    1. folding, fold

    Inflection

    i-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *faldi
    Genitive *faldī
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *faldi *faldī
    Accusative *faldi *faldī
    Genitive *faldī *faldijō
    Dative *faldī *faldim, *faldijum
    Instrumental *faldī *faldim, *faldijum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old English: field, fyld, fild
    • >? Old High German: fald, falt (inflected for both a- and i-declensions)

    References

    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003), “*falđiz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 91
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