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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.
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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *fallaz.
Noun
*fall m
- a fall
- death, destruction, downfall
Inflection
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Singular
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*fall(a)
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| Genitive
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*fallas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*fall(a)
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*fallōs
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| Accusative
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*fall(a)
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*fallā
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| Genitive
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*fallas
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*fallō
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| Dative
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*fallē
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*fallum
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| Instrumental
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*fallu
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*fallum
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Descendants
- Old English: feall
- Old Frisian: fal
- North Frisian: fal
- Saterland Frisian: Fal, Faal
- West Frisian: fal
- Old Saxon: fal
- Middle Low German: val
- German Low German: Fall
- Plautdietsch: Faul
- Old Dutch: *fal
- Old High German: fal