Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felgō

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pelǵʰ- (“wheel rim”), cognate with Russian по́лоз (póloz, “skid, runner”), Slovene plâz (“plow sole, strip”). Alternatively, it could be connected with Proto-Germanic *felhaną (“to go, proceed”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸel.ɣɔː/

Noun

*felgō f

  1. felly, outer rim of a wheel

Inflection

Declension of *felgō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *felgō *felgôz
vocative *felgō *felgôz
accusative *felgǭ *felgōz
genitive *felgōz *felgǫ̂
dative *felgōi *felgōmaz
instrumental *felgō *felgōmiz

Descendants

  • Old English: felg, fielg; felġe (< *felgǭ)
  • Old Frisian: *felg; *felge
  • Old Saxon: felga
    • Middle Low German: velge
      • → Danish: fælg, fælge
      • → Swedish: fälg (possibly from German Felge; see below)
  • Old Dutch: *felga
  • Old High German: felga

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*felgō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 134-5
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