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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/erþōfallaz
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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]
- 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: [Term?]
- Middle Low German: erdfal, ērdval, ērtval, erdfal
- Old High German: erdfal
- Middle High German: ertval
- German: Erdfall
- Middle High German: ertval
- Old Norse: jarðfall
References
- Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*erþafallaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 85