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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felma-
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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
Probably an original men-stem from Proto-Indo-European *pélmō which was re-formed as if from *pél-mo-s, from the root *pel- (“hide, skin; to cover, wrap”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”), which is from *pélmn̥.
Inflection
Possible original an-stem paradigm:
| masculine an-stemDeclension of *felmô (masculine an-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *felmô | *felmaniz | |
| vocative | *felmô | *felmaniz | |
| accusative | *felmanų | *felmanunz | |
| genitive | *filminiz | *felmanǫ̂ | |
| dative | *filmini | *felmammaz | |
| instrumental | *filminē | *felmammiz | |
If it was an a-stem:
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *felmaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *felmaz | *felmōz, *felmōs | |
| vocative | *felm | *felmōz, *felmōs | |
| accusative | *felmą | *felmanz | |
| genitive | *felmas, *filmis | *felmǫ̂ | |
| dative | *filmai | *felmamaz | |
| instrumental | *felmō | *felmamiz | |
Derived terms
- *filmīn-
Related terms
Descendants
In the Anglo-Frisian languages, derived forms seem to have supplanted the inherited forms.
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