faltha-

verb. to foam

faltha-

verb. to foam

A verb for “to foam” in The Etymologies of the 1930s appearing in its infinitive form faltho and derived from ON. phalsa-, where the ancient ls became lth (Ety/PHAL).

Derivations

• On. phalsa- “to foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL
  • ᴹ√PHAL “foam” ✧ Ety/PHAL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
On. phalsóbe > faltho	[ɸalsa-] > [falsa-] > [falθa-]	✧ Ety/PHAL

heltha-

verb. to strip, to strip, *flay, peel skin; *to despoil, make bare

Changes

• haltha → heltha “strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL

Cognates

• ᴺQ. helta- “to strip, bar, peel; *to despoil, denude”

Derivations

• ᴹ✶skelta- “to strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL
  • ᴹ√SKEL “*strip” ✧ Ety/SKEL
• On. skhalta- “to strip” ✧ EtyAC/SKEL
  • ᴹ√SKEL “*strip” ✧ EtyAC/SKEL

Phonetic Developments

Development	Stages	Sources
ᴹ✶skelta- > heltha	[skelta-] > [skeltʰa-] > [skelθa-] > [sxelθa-] > [xelθa-] > [helθa-]	✧ Ety/SKEL
On. skhalta- > haltha	[sxalta-] > [sxaltʰa-] > [sxalθa-] > [xalθa-] > [halθa-]	✧ EtyAC/SKEL

Variations

• heltha ✧ Ety/SKEL
• helta ✧ EtyAC/SKEL
• haltha ✧ EtyAC/SKEL (haltha)

falf

noun. foam, breaker