Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōljō

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This Proto-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-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Vṛddhi derivative related to *dalą (valley, dale).

Noun[edit]

*dōljō f[1][2]

  1. small valley, hollow

Inflection[edit]

ō-stemDeclension of *dōljō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dōljō *dōljôz
vocative *dōljō *dōljôz
accusative *dōljǭ *dōljōz
genitive *dōljōz *dōljǫ̂
dative *dōljōi *dōljōmaz
instrumental *dōljō *dōljōmiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Proto-West Germanic: *dōlljā
  • Old Norse: dœl, dǿl

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*dōljō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 98
  2. ^ Boutkan, Dirk, Siebinga, Sjoerd (2005) “dele”, in Old Frisian Etymological Dictionary (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 1), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 70:*dōl-jō