Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felgō

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pelǵʰ-, cognate with Russian по́лоз (póloz, “skid, runner”). Alternatively, it could be connected with Proto-Germanic *felhaną (“to go, proceed”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸel.ɣɔː/

Noun

*felgō f

felly, outer rim of a wheel

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *felgō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*felgō	*felgôz
vocative	*felgō	*felgôz
accusative	*felgǭ	*felgōz
genitive	*felgōz	*felgǫ̂
dative	*felgōi	*felgōmaz
instrumental	*felgō	*felgōmiz

Descendants

Old English: felg, fielg; felġe (< *felgǭ)
- Middle English: felȝe, felwe, fely
  - Scots: fely
  - English: felly, felloe
Old Frisian: *felg; *felge
- Saterland Frisian: Feelge
- West Frisian: felling
Old Saxon: felga
- Middle Low German: velge
  - → Swedish: fälg (possibly from German Felge; see below)
  - → Danish: fælg, fælge
    - → Icelandic: felga
    - → Faroese: felga
Old Dutch: *felga
- Middle Dutch: velge
  - Dutch: velg
Old High German: felga
- Middle High German: vëlge
  - German: Felge
    - → Polish: felga

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN