Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felu

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

Originally the neuter singular form of older *feluz (“many”), from Proto-Indo-European *pélh₁us, derived from the root *pleh₁- (“to fill”). Cognate with Latin plūs, Ancient Greek πολύς (polús).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸe.lu/

Pronoun

*felu

  1. much, a lot
  2. (+noun in genitive) a lot of

Derived terms

Adverb

*felu

  1. much, a lot
  2. very

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*felu- ~ *fulu-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 136
  2. ^ Bremmer, Rolf (2005) “Old Frisian fule and felo "Much; Many": An Idiosyncracy in Germanic and Frisian Perspective”, in NOWELE: North-Western European Language Evolution, volumes 46-47, →DOI, pages 31–40.
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