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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falþaną

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 *polt-, with suffixal -t-, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (to fold).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸɑl.θɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*falþaną [1]

  1. to fold

Inflection

  • *faldaz
  • *faldistōlaz
  • *faldōną

Descendants

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*falþan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 126
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