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.
Pronunciation
Noun
*felma- m
- (West Germanic) covering, skin, hide, fleece
Inflection
Possible original an-stem paradigm:
| 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:
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *felmaz | *felmōz, *felmōs |
| vocative | *felm | *felmōz, *felmōs |
| accusative | *felmą | *felmanz |
| genitive | *felmas, *filmis | *felmǫ̂ |
| dative | *felmai | *felmamaz |
| instrumental | *felmō | *felmamiz |
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
In the Anglo-Frisian languages, derived forms seem to have supplanted the inherited forms.
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*felma(n)-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 135