Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flagǭ

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

Derived from a lost verb *flahaną (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂g-, *pleh₂k- (“to beat, strike”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to beat, push, drive”).

Noun

*flagǭ f

a blow, hit, punch

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *flagǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*flagǭ	*flagōniz
vocative	*flagǭ	*flagōniz
accusative	*flagōnų	*flagōnunz
genitive	*flagōniz	*flagōnǫ̂
dative	*flagōni	*flagōmaz
instrumental	*flagōnē	*flagōmiz

Related terms

*flagilaz
- Proto-West Germanic: *flagil (possibly)
*flakkōną
*flōkaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *flagā
- Old Saxon: *flaga
  - Middle Low German: flāge, vlāge
    - → Middle High German: flāge, vlāge, phlāge
Old Norse: flaga

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