Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/faldistōl

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 *faldī (folding) or *faldi (fold, crease) +‎ *stōl (stool, chair).

    Noun

    faldistōl m

    1. folding chair

    Inflection

    Masculine a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *faldistōl(a)
    Genitive *faldistōlas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *faldistōl(a) *faldistōlōs
    Accusative *faldistōl(a) *faldistōlā
    Genitive *faldistōlas *faldistōlō
    Dative *faldistōlē *faldistōlum
    Instrumental *faldistōlu *faldistōlum

    Descendants

    • Old English: fealdestōl, fieldstōl, fieldestōl, fyldestōl, fyldstōl
    • Old Saxon: faldistōl
    • Old Dutch: *faldistuol
    • Old High German: faldistuol, faltistuol
      • Middle High German: valtstuol
    • Medieval Latin: faldistōlium (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Occitan: faldestol