Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flaskā
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *flaskǭ.
Noun[edit]
*flaskā f[1]
Inflection[edit]
| ōn-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *flaskā | |
| Genitive | *flaskōn | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *flaskā | *flaskōn |
| Accusative | *flaskōn | *flaskōn |
| Genitive | *flaskōn | *flaskōnō |
| Dative | *flaskōn | *flaskōm, *flaskum |
| Instrumental | *flaskōn | *flaskōm, *flaskum |
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
- *flahskā[2]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: flasce, flaxe
- Old Frisian: *fleske, *flesche
- West Frisian: flesse
- Old Saxon: *flaska
- Old Dutch: *flasca
- Old High German: flasca, flaska
- → Late Latin: flascō, flasca (see there for further descendants)
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 192: “PWGmc *flaskā, *flaskōn-”
- ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “flaska”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 15/2: Germanismes: Bu–F, page 137: “*flahsk-”