Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/flagā

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 Proto-Germanic *flagǭ.

Noun

*flagā f

blow, strike, pounding

Inflection

ōn-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*flagā
Genitive	*flagōn
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*flagā	*flagōn
Accusative	*flagōn	*flagōn
Genitive	*flagōn	*flagōnō
Dative	*flagōn	flagōm, flagum
Instrumental	*flagōn	flagōm, flagum

Descendants

Old Frisian: *flage
- Saterland Frisian: Floage
- West Frisian: fleach
Old Saxon: *flaga
- Middle Low German: flāge, vlāge
  - German Low German: Flage, Flaag
  - → Middle High German: flāge, vlāge, phlāge
Old Dutch: *flaga
- Middle Dutch: vlage, vlaghe, vlaech
  - Dutch: vlaag
  - → Middle English: *flaugh (alternatively from Low German or Old Norse)
    - English: flaw
    - Scots: flaw

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