Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/felgō

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

    Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pelǵʰ- (“wheel rim”), cognate with Russian по́лоз (póloz, “skid, runner”), Slovene plâz (“plow sole, strip”). Alternatively, it could be connected with Proto-Germanic *felhaną (“to go, proceed”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɸel.ɣɔː/

    Noun

    *felgō f[1]

    1. felly, outer rim of a wheel

    Inflection

    Declension of *felgō (ō-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *felgō *felgôz
    vocative *felgō *felgôz
    accusative *felgǭ *felgōz
    genitive *felgōz *felgǫ̂
    dative *felgōi *felgōmaz
    instrumental *felgō *felgōmiz

    Descendants

    • Old English: felg, fielg; felge (< *felgǭ)
    • Old Frisian: *felg; *felge
    • Old Saxon: felga
      • Middle Low German: velge
        • → Danish: fælg, fælge
        • → Swedish: fälg (possibly from German Felge; see below)
    • Old Dutch: *felga
    • Old High German: felga

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*felgō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 134
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