Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/falud

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

Alternative forms

• *falad

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *faludaz.

Noun

*falud m

1. fold, pen for animals

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*falud
Genitive	*faludas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*falud	*faludō, *faludōs
Accusative	*falud	*faludā
Genitive	*faludas	*faludō
Dative	*faludē	*faludum
Instrumental	*faludu	*faludum

Descendants

• Old English: fald, falod, falud
  • Middle English: fald, fold, folde
    • Scots: fald, fauld
    • English: fold
    • → Welsh: ffald
• Old Saxon: faled, fald
  • Middle Low German: vālet, vālt, vōlt
    • → Old Danish: fald
      • Danish: fold
    • → Swedish: fålla
• Old Dutch: *falod, faldo
  • Middle Dutch: vaelde, vaelt
    • Dutch: vaalt
      • Afrikaans: vaalt
• → Old French: falde, faude
• Old High German: falt