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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/aflą

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

From Pre-Germanic *h₃éplom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɑɸ.lɑ̃/

Noun

*aflą n [1]

  1. power, strength, might

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *aflą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *aflą *aflō
vocative *aflą *aflō
accusative *aflą *aflō
genitive *aflas, *aflis *aflǫ̂
dative *aflai *aflamaz
instrumental *aflō *aflamiz

Derived terms
  • *aflijaną
  • *aflōną

Descendants
  • Old English: afol, abal
    • Middle English: afel
  • Old Frisian: evel
  • Old Saxon: aval
  • Old High German: *abal, *afal (in derivatives)
    • Middle High German: afel
      • German: (afeln, äfeln (dialectal))
  • Old Norse: afl; afli; (efla)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*afla- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 2
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