Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falud

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Alternative forms

*falad

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faludaz.

Noun

*falud m

fold, pen for animals

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*falud
Genitive	*faludas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*falud	faludō, faludōs
Accusative	*falud	*faludā
Genitive	*faludas	*faludō
Dative	*faludē	*faludum
Instrumental	*faludu	*faludum

Descendants

Old English: fald, falod, falud
- Middle English: fald, fold, folde
  - Scots: fald, fauld
  - English: fold
  - → Welsh: ffald
Old Saxon: faled, fald
- Middle Low German: vālet, vālt, vōlt
  - → Old Danish: fald
    - Danish: fold
  - → Swedish: fålla
Old Dutch: *falod, faldo
- Middle Dutch: vaelde, vaelt
  - Dutch: vaalt
    - Afrikaans: vaalt
→ Old French: falde, faude
Old High German: falt

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