Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talentā

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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.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin talenta, plural of talentum (“talent”).

Noun[edit]

*talentā f

  1. (Christianity) talent (money, weight)

Declension[edit]

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *talentā
Genitive *talentōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *talentā *talentōn
Accusative *talentōn *talentōn
Genitive *talentōn *talentōnō
Dative *talentōn *talentōm, *talentum
Instrumental *talentōn *talentōm, *talentum

Descendants[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • de Vries, Jan (1971) “talent”, in Nederlands etymologisch woordenboek [Dutch etymological dictionary] (in Dutch), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN
  • van Veen, P.A.F., van der Sijs, Nicoline (1997) “talent”, in Etymologisch woordenboek: de herkomst van onze woorden (in Dutch), Utrecht, Antwerpen: Van Dale Lexicografie, →ISBN
  • Durkin, Philip (2014) Borrowed Words: A History of Loanwords in English, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 118
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