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

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

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