Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/flainaz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *pleyn- (“metal arrow, spear-head, hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pel- (“to split, divide”). Cognate with Lithuanian pliẽnas (“steel”).

Noun

*flainaz m

1. hook, prong, speartip, ord

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *flainaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*flainaz	*flainōz, *flainōs
vocative	*flain	*flainōz, *flainōs
accusative	*flainą	*flainanz
genitive	*flainas, *flainis	*flainǫ̂
dative	*flainai	*flainamaz
instrumental	*flainō	*flainamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *flain
  • Old English: flān; flā
    • Middle English: flan, flon, floon; fla, flo
      • English: flone; flo
      • Scots: flane, flain
• Old Norse: fleinn
  • Icelandic: fleinn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: flein