Wurdahuzdą: Proto-Germanic dictionary — *feþląScott K. ShayWardja Presshttps://protogermanic.org/pgmc_feþlą
Single-entry extract from the dictionary. Cross-references to other entries point to their identifiers in the full dictionary.
The Proto-Indo-European Instrument Noun Suffix and its Variants. Historisk-filosofiske Meddelelser 55Birgit A.OlsenDet Kongelige Danske Videnskabernes Selskab1988πέταλονleaf of plant, flower, or treeपत्त्र॑leaf of a particular fragrant plant, or a particular plant with fragrant leaves; leaf of a manuscript, leaf for writing on; paper, or leaf of paper
nounneutera-stemleafFrom Proto-Indo-European *péth2-lo-m, from root *peth2- (‘to spread out; to fly’), likely from an early PIE *péth2-tlo-m, with instrument suffix *-tlom, where the *-t-was assimilated by the root’s dental ending after the loss of the laryngeal see Olsen 1988. Cognate with Ancient Greek πέταλον (pétalon, ‘leaf of plant, flower, or tree’) and a case which shows the original geminate *-tt-, Sanskrit पत्त्र॑ (páttra, ‘leaf of a particular fragrant plant, or a particular plant with fragrant leaves; leaf of a manuscript, leaf for writing on; paper, or leaf of paper’).