Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ainfald

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz. Equivalent to *ain (“one”) +‎ *-fald (“-fold”).

Adjective

*ainfald

simple, easy

Inflection

a-stem
Singular	Masculine
Nominative	*ainfald
Genitive	*ainfaldas
Singular	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ainfald	*ainfaldu	*ainfald
Accusative	*ainfaldanā	*ainfaldā	*ainfald
Genitive	*ainfaldas	*ainfaldeʀā	*ainfaldas
Dative	*ainfaldumē	*ainfaldeʀē	*ainfaldumē
Instrumental	*ainfaldu	*ainfaldeʀu	*ainfaldu
Plural	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	*ainfaldē	*ainfaldō	*ainfaldu
Accusative	*ainfaldā	*ainfaldā	*ainfaldu
Genitive	*ainfaldeʀō	*ainfaldeʀō	*ainfaldeʀō
Dative	ainfaldēm, ainfaldum	ainfaldēm, ainfaldum	ainfaldēm, ainfaldum
Instrumental	ainfaldēm, ainfaldum	ainfaldēm, ainfaldum	ainfaldēm, ainfaldum

Descendants

Old English: ānfeald
- Middle English: onfold, anfald
  - English: onefold
  - Scots: aefauld, aefald, aefaul (noun), ae-fald, ae-faul (adj), afawld, afald
Old Frisian: ēnfald
- ⇒ Saterland Frisian: eenfooldig, eenfooldich, eenfooltich, eenfoltig
- ⇒ West Frisian: ienfâldich
Old Saxon: ēnfald
- Middle Low German: ênvālt, ênvōlt
  - German Low German: Eenfold (noun)
    - ⇒ German Low German: eenfoldig
Old Dutch: *ēnfalt
- Middle Dutch: eenvout
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: eenvoude (noun)
    - Dutch: eenvoud
  - ⇒ Middle Dutch: einvoldeg, eenvuldich, eenvoudich
    - ⇒ Dutch: eenvoudig
Old High German: einfalt
- Middle High German: einvalt, einfalt
  - German: einfältig (Einfalt is a back-formation)