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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aflaz
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
Undetermined; Kroonen suggests a relationship to Hittite 𒄩𒀊𒁉𒈾𒀸 (ḫa-ap-pé-na-aš /ḫappenas/, “fire pit, oven”, gen. sg.), so that both would be from a Proto-Indo-European amphikinetic l/n-stem *h₂épōl or *h₂épl̥, genitive *h₂pnós (compare the derivation of *aplaz). On the other hand, this Hittite term may instead be related to a widespread Wanderwort from which may have come also Germanic *ufnaz,[1] or alternatively from a root *h₃ep- (“to bake”).[2] Likewise, a substrate origin for *aflaz cannot be ruled out.
Noun
*aflaz m[1]
- (North Germanic) hearth
Inflection
Declension of *aflaz (a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | *aflaz | *aflōz, -ōs |
| Vocative | *afl | *aflōz, -ōs |
| Accusative | *aflą | *aflanz |
| Genitive | *aflas, -is | *aflǫ̂ |
| Dative | *aflai | *aflamaz |
| Instrumental | *aflō | *aflamiz |
Descendants
- Old Norse: afl
- Faroese: alvur, alvi
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*afla- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 3
- Kloekhorst, Alwin (2008), “ḫapn- / ḫappen-”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 5), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 297