Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faldistōl
Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From *faldī (“folding”) or *faldi (“fold, crease”) + *stōl (“stool, chair”).
Noun
*faldistōl m
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *faldistōl | |
| Genitive | *faldistōlas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *faldistōl | *faldistōlō, *faldistōlōs |
| Accusative | *faldistōl | *faldistōlā |
| Genitive | *faldistōlas | *faldistōlō |
| Dative | *faldistōlē | *faldistōlum |
| Instrumental | *faldistōlu | *faldistōlum |
Descendants
- Old English: fealdestōl, fieldstōl, fieldestōl, fyldestōl, fyldstōl
- Old Saxon: faldistōl
- Old Dutch: *faldistuol
- Middle Dutch: voudestoel
- Dutch: vouwstoel
- Middle Dutch: voudestoel
- Old High German: faldistuol, faltistuol
- Middle High German: valtstuol
- German: Faltstuhl, Feldstuhl
- Middle High German: valtstuol
- → Medieval Latin: faldistōlium (see there for further descendants)