Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōlijō

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.li.jɔˑ/

Noun

*dōlijō f

1. small valley, hollow

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *dōlijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dōlijō	*dōlijôz
vocative	*dōlijō	*dōlijôz
accusative	*dōlijǭ	*dōlijōz
genitive	*dōlijōz	*dōlijǫ̂
dative	*dōlijōi	*dōlijōmaz
instrumental	*dōlijō	*dōlijōmiz

Derived terms

• *dōlijaz
  • Old Norse: dœll (“valley dwellers”)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: døl

Related terms

• *dalą
• *dulaz
• *dulą
• *duljō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dōliju
  • Old Saxon: *dōlia
    • Middle Low German: dôle, dolle, dôlt
      • German Low German: Dole; Döle, Dööl
      • Low German: döle
      • → Old Frisian: dōl, dōle
        • Saterland Frisian: Doul
        • West Frisian: dôl, dôle, dolle
      • → Middle English: dool, dole, dowl
        • English: dool, dole, dowl, dule (dialectal)
        • Early Scots: dule
          • Scots: dool, dule, dull
  • Old Dutch: *dōla, *duola
    • Middle Dutch: doele, doel
      • Dutch: doel
        • → West Frisian: doel
  • Old High German: tuola, tuolla
    • Middle High German: tole, tol, tüele
      • German: Dole; Düle, Tüle
• Old Norse: dœl; dól
  • Icelandic: dæl
  • >? Faroese: døll (“small clayen bowl”)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: døl, døle