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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fellō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *fellô, *filjô, from Proto-Germanic *faluz (“cruel, evil”).

Noun

*fellō m

  1. evildoer

Declension
Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *fellō
Genitive *fellini, *fellan
Singular Plural
Nominative *fellō *fellan
Accusative *fellan *fellan
Genitive *fellini, *fellan *fellanō
Dative *fellini, *fellan *fellum
Instrumental *fellini, *fellan *fellum

Alternative reconstructions
  • *fillō, *fillijō[1]

Descendants
  • Old High German: fello (“bastard”)
  • → Medieval Latin: fellō (“criminal”) [858, Capitula Caroli Calvi] (see there for further descendants)

References
  1. van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “fel”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute
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