Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/falisaz

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

Alternative forms

*felzaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *pels-, *pelis- (“rock, cliff”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸɑ.li.sɑz/

Noun

*falisaz m

rock, cliff

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *falisaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*falisaz	falisōz, falisōs
vocative	*falis	falisōz, falisōs
accusative	*falisą	*falisanz
genitive	falisas, falisis	*falisǫ̂
dative	*falisai	*falisamaz
instrumental	*falisō	*falisamiz

Descendants

Old Saxon: felis; *feliso
- Middle Low German: vels; velse
Old Frankish: *falis; *faliso, *falisa
- Old Dutch: *felis
  - Middle Dutch: vels
    - Dutch: vels
- Middle Latin: falisia
  - Old French: faleise
    - Middle French: falaise
      - French: falaise
  - Italian: falesia
Old High German: felis, fels; feliso, felisa
- Middle High German: vels; velse
  - German: Fels; Felsen
  - Luxembourgish: Fiels
Old Norse: fell, fjall (possibly < *felzaz)
- Icelandic: fjall
- Faroese: fjall
- Norwegian: fjell
- Old Swedish: fiæl
  - Swedish: fjäll
- Danish: fjeld
- Middle English: fell, fel
  - Scots: fell, fiold
  - English: fell

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