Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falaz

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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

Uncertain. Usually regarded as from a Proto-Indo-European root *pel- (to sell) and cognate with e.g. Lithuanian pel̃nas (profit), Proto-Slavic *pȇlnъ (loot), Ancient Greek πωλέω (pōléō, I sell).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*falaz

  1. saleable

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old High German: fali (<possibly from *faliz)
  • Old Norse: falr

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*falaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 90