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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōfallaz

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 *erþō +‎ *fallaz, with the latter derived from *fallaną (“to fall”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈer.θɔː.ˌɸɑl.lɑz/

Noun

*erþōfallaz m[1]

  1. a fall to the ground

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *erþōfallaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *erþōfallaz *erþōfallōz, *erþōfallōs
vocative *erþōfall *erþōfallōz, *erþōfallōs
accusative *erþōfallą *erþōfallanz
genitive *erþōfallas, *erþōfallis *erþōfallǫ̂
dative *erþōfallai *erþōfallamaz
instrumental *erþōfallō *erþōfallamiz

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: erthfall
  • Old Saxon:
    • Middle Low German: erdfal, ērdval, ērtval, erdfal
  • Old High German: erdfal
    • Middle High German: ertval
      • German: Erdfall
  • Old Norse: jarðfall
    • Icelandic: jarðfall

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*erþafallaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 85
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