Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fuldō

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 Pre-Germanic *pl̥th₂éh₂, feminine form of the adjective "flat", from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“flat”). In view of the Indo-Iranian cognates, Kroonen suggests it was used with the word for "land" in a sacral context.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸul.dɔː/

Noun

*fuldō f

1. earth, ground
2. field
3. the world

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *fuldō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*fuldō	*fuldôz
vocative	*fuldō	*fuldôz
accusative	*fuldǭ	*fuldōz
genitive	*fuldōz	*fuldǫ̂
dative	*fuldōi	*fuldōmaz
instrumental	*fuldō	*fuldōmiz

Derived terms

• *fuldōwegaz

Related terms

• *felþą
• *flataz

Descendants

• Old English: foldu, folde (< *fuldǭ),
  • Middle English: folde, fold
    • English: fold
    • Scots: fold
• Old Saxon: folda
  • (Middle Low German: velt)
• Old High German: *fulta (in placenames: Fuldaha)
• Old Norse: fold
  • Icelandic: fold
  • Faroese: fold
  • Norwegian: fold, foll

References

• Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN