Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fliukkijā

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 unattested strong verb *fleuk(k)ōn (“to fly”) +‎ *-jā, related to *fleugan (“to fly”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewk-.[1]

    Noun

    *fliukkijā f

    1. feather
      Synonym: *feþru
    2. arrow
      Synonyms: *angō, *arhu, *strālu

    Declension

    ōn-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *fliukkijā
    Genitive *fliukkijōn
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *fliukkijā *fliukkijōn
    Accusative *fliukkijōn *fliukkijōn
    Genitive *fliukkijōn *fliukkijōnō
    Dative *fliukkijōn *fliukkijōm, *fliukkijum
    Instrumental *fliukkijōn *fliukkijōm, *fliukkijum

    Alternative reconstructions

    Descendants

    • Old Saxon: fliuca, fluggia
      • Middle Low German: fleke, vlēke, flicke, fliecke, vlīke
    • Old Dutch: *fliuka, flieka
      • Middle Dutch: vlieke
        • Dutch: vliek
    • Old High German: flugga
    • → Vulgar Latin: *fleccia (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*fleugan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 146
    2. ^ Coromines, Joan (1961) “flecha”, in Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua castellana [Brief etymological dictionary of the Spanish language] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 275b
    3. ^ Alibert, Louis (1965) “flècha”, in Dictionnaire occitan - français : d'après les parlers languedociens (in French), Toulouse: Institut d' Etudes occitanes, →ISBN
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