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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrifilingaz

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.[1] Alternatively, from *hrefaz (“womb, belly, body”).[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxri.ɸi.liŋ.ɡɑz/

Noun

*hrifilingaz m[1]

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

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension 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[2]
  • *hrefilingaz[1]

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrifiling
    • Old English: hrifeling
  • Old Norse: hriflingr

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