Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/fulką
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Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom*fulkaz(“crowd, army”), of uncertain origin. May ultimately be fromProto-Indo-European*pl̥h₁-gós, from*pleh₁-(“to fill”). CompareLatinplebs(“common people”). Old Church Slavonicплъкъ(plŭkŭ,“army division”), Lithuanianpulkas(“crowd”) are both believed to be early borrowings from the Proto-Germanic word before Grimm's Law occurred.(Canthis(+) etymology besourced?)
Orel's connection withWelshôl(“track, trace”) is unlikely, considering the latter's likely origin fromProto-Indo-European*h₂el-(“alien, other”).[1]
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*fulką n
Inflection
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | *fulką | *fulkō |
vocative | *fulką | *fulkō |
accusative | *fulką | *fulkō |
genitive | *fulkas, *fulkis | *fulkǫ̂ |
dative | *fulkai | *fulkamaz |
instrumental | *fulkō | *fulkamiz |
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic:*folk
- Proto-Norse:*ᚠᛟᛚᚲᚨ(*folka)
- Gothic:*𐍆𐌿𐌻𐌺(*fulk)(likely)
- → Proto-Slavic:*pъlkъ
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- West Slavic:
- → Proto-Slavic:*pъlkъ
- → Proto-Finnic:*hulkka (see there for further descendants)
References
editCategories:
- Proto-Germanic terms with unknown etymologies
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic neuter nouns
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns
- gem-pro:People
- gem-pro:Military