Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felu

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Originally the neuter singular form of older *feluz (“many”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁us. Cognate with Latin plūs, Ancient Greek πολύς (polús).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸe.lu/

Pronoun

*felu

much, a lot
(+noun in genitive) a lot of

Derived terms

*felauz

Adverb

*felu

much, a lot
very

Related terms

*felufaihaz
*flaistaz
*flaizô

Descendants

Old English: feolo, fela
- Middle English: fele
  - Scots: fele, feil
  - English: feel, fele
Old Frisian: felo, fele, fel, ful
- Saterland Frisian: fuul
- West Frisian: fel
Old Saxon: filu, filo
- Middle Low German: vele, vil
  - Low German: veel
Old Dutch: filo
- Middle Dutch: vele
  - Dutch: veel
Old High German: filu, vilu, filo, fila, vili
- Middle High German: vil, vile
  - Alemannic German: viel
    Swabian: viel
  - Bavarian: vui, vei, vii
    Cimbrian: vil, biil
    Viennese: vü
  - German: viel
  - Luxembourgish: vill
  - Yiddish: פֿיל‎ (fil)
Old Norse: fjǫl-
- Icelandic: fjöl-
- Faroese: fjøl-
Gothic: 𐍆𐌹𐌻𐌿 (filu)