Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þelą

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *tel- (flat; board, plank).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*þelą n

  1. floor; deal (plank)

Inflection

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neuter a-stemDeclension of *þelą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þelą *þelō
vocative *þelą *þelō
accusative *þelą *þelō
genitive *þelas, *þilis *þelǫ̂
dative *þelai *þelamaz
instrumental *þelō *þelamiz
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Descendants

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  • Old English: þel n
  • (Old Saxon: thili f)
  • (Old Dutch: *thili)
  • Old High German: dil m; dili n; dilo m
  • Old Norse: þel n; þili n; þeli n
  • Proto-Samic: *tielō (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Finnic: *tëla (see there for further descendants)