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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/fūliþu

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 *fūl +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

*fūliþu f[1]

  1. foulness, rottenness, filth

Inflection
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *fūliþu
Genitive *fūliþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *fūliþu *fūliþō
Accusative *fūliþā *fūliþā
Genitive *fūliþā *fūliþō
Dative *fūliþē *fūliþōm, *fūliþum
Instrumental *fūliþu *fūliþōm, *fūliþum

Descendants
  • Old English: fȳlþu
  • Old Saxon: fūlitha
    • Middle Low German: vūlede
  • Old Dutch: fūlitha
    • Middle Dutch: *vuulde
      • Dutch: vuilte
  • Old High German: fūlida

References
  1. Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 224: “PWGmc *fūliþu”
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