Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flunþrijā

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 *flunþrijǭ. Equivalent to *flonþr (“board, plank”) +‎ *-jā.

Noun

*flunþrijā f

  1. flatfish; flounder; European flounder, white fluke (Platichthys flesus)

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *flunþrijā
Genitive *flunþrijōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *flunþrijā *flunþrijōn
Accusative *flunþrijōn *flunþrijōn
Genitive *flunþrijōn *flunþrijōnō
Dative *flunþrijōn *flunþrijōm, *flunþrijum
Instrumental *flunþrijōn *flunþrijōm, *flunþrijum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *fluntheria, *flunthera
    • Middle Low German: flundere, vlunder
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