Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pullaz
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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
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *bulno-, *bōwl- (“round object, bubble”), from Proto-Indo-European *bew- (“to blow, swell”). Cognate with Latin bulla (“bubble, buckle, knob”).
Noun
*pullaz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *pullaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *pullaz | *pullōz, *pullōs | |
| vocative | *pull | *pullōz, *pullōs | |
| accusative | *pullą | *pullanz | |
| genitive | *pullas, *pullis | *pullǫ̂ | |
| dative | *pullai | *pullamaz | |
| instrumental | *pullō | *pullamiz | |
Descendants
- Old English: *poll
- (Old Frisian: *poll)
- (Saterland Frisian: pol)
- Old Saxon: *poll
- Old Dutch: *poll, (polla)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *bale- (“bog, marsh”). Cognate with Lithuanian balà (“bog; marsh; swamp; pool”), Latvian bala (“a muddly, treeless depression”), Russian боло́то (bolóto, “swamp; bog; marsh”).
Noun
*pullaz m
Inflection
| masculine a-stemDeclension of *pullaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *pullaz | *pullōz, *pullōs | |
| vocative | *pull | *pullōz, *pullōs | |
| accusative | *pullą | *pullanz | |
| genitive | *pullas, *pullis | *pullǫ̂ | |
| dative | *pullai | *pullamaz | |
| instrumental | *pullō | *pullamiz | |