Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/failī

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *failijaz.

Adjective[edit]

*failī

  1. true, friendly, familiar, good

Inflection[edit]

ja-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *failī
Genitive *failijas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *failī *failiju *failī
Accusative *failijanā *failijā *failī
Genitive *failijas *failijeʀā *failijas
Dative *failijumē *failijeʀē *failijumē
Instrumental *failiju *failijeʀu *failiju
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *failijē *failijō *failiju
Accusative *failijā *failijā *failiju
Genitive *failijeʀō *failijeʀō *failijeʀō
Dative *failijēm, *failijum *failijēm, *failijum *failijēm, *failijum
Instrumental *failijēm, *failijum *failijēm, *failijum *failijēm, *failijum

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

Some descendants have conflated the word with *fali (venal, to be sold).