Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falwaz

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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

From Proto-Indo-European *polHwós (“pale, gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *pelH-. Cognate with Latin pullus (“dark, dusky”), Ancient Greek πολιός (poliós, “gray”) and πελιός (peliós, “dark, dull”), and Proto-Balto-Slavic *palwas (“pale (yellow)”) (e.g. Lithuanian pal̃vas (“pale, straw-colored”)).

Pronunciation

Adjective

*falwaz

  1. pale, gray, fallow

Inflection

Declension of *falwaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *falwaz *falwō *falwą, -atō *falwai *falwôz *falwō
accusative *falwanǭ *falwǭ *falwą, -atō *falwanz *falwōz *falwō
genitive *falwas, -is *falwaizōz *falwas, -is *falwaizǫ̂ *falwaizǫ̂ *falwaizǫ̂
dative *falwammai *falwaizōi *falwammai *falwaimaz *falwaimaz *falwaimaz
instrumental *falwanō *falwaizō *falwanō *falwaimiz *falwaimiz *falwaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *falwô *falwǭ *falwô *falwaniz *falwōniz *falwōnō
accusative *falwanų *falwōnų *falwô *falwanunz *falwōnunz *falwōnō
genitive *falwiniz *falwōniz *falwiniz *falwanǫ̂ *falwōnǫ̂ *falwanǫ̂
dative *falwini *falwōni *falwini *falwammaz *falwōmaz *falwammaz
instrumental *falwinē *falwōnē *falwinē *falwammiz *falwōmiz *falwammiz

Descendants

See also

Colors in Proto-Germanic · *farwôz (layout · text)
     *blaikaz, *blankaz, *hwītaz, *blasaz      *falwaz, *grēwaz, *haswaz, *grīsaz, *hairaz      *blakaz, *swartaz
             *raudaz              *brūnaz, *erpaz, *dusnaz              *gelwaz, *gulaz
             *grōniz              *grōniz             
                          *blēwaz              *blēwaz, *hēwijaz
             *blēwaz, *hēwijaz              *baswaz             

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 126
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