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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Pre-Germanic *h₃éplom, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ep- (“to work”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
*aflą n[1]
- power, strength, might
Inflection
Declension of *aflą (neuter a-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*aflą
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*aflō
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| vocative
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*aflą
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*aflō
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| accusative
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*aflą
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*aflō
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| genitive
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*aflas, *aflis
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*aflǫ̂
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| dative
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*aflai
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*aflamaz
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| instrumental
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*aflō
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*aflamiz
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Derived terms
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *afl
- Old English: afol, abal
- Old Frisian: evel
- Old Saxon: aval
- Old High German: *abal, *afal (in derivatives)
- Old Norse: afl; afli; (efla)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*afla- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 2