Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrifilingaz

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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 from *hreflōną (to sew, mend) +‎ *-ilingaz. Alternatively, from *hrefaz (womb, belly, body).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxri.ɸi.liŋ.ɡɑz/

Noun

*hrifilingaz m

  1. shoe
    Synonym: *skōhaz
    Coordinate term: *sukkaz (sock)

Inflection

Declension of *hrifilingaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hrifilingaz *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs
vocative *hrifiling *hrifilingōz, *hrifilingōs
accusative *hrifilingą *hrifilinganz
genitive *hrifilingas, *hrifilingis *hrifilingǫ̂
dative *hrifilingai *hrifilingamaz
instrumental *hrifilingō *hrifilingamiz

Alternative reconstructions

  • *hrefalingaz
  • *hrefilingaz

Descendants

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*hrefilinga-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 244
  2. 2.0 2.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*xrefaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 185:*xrefalinʒaz