Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talōn

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *talōną. Equivalent to *talu (“calculation”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*talōn

1. to calculate
2. to consider

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*talōn
1st sg. past	*talōdā
Infinitive	*talōn
Genitive infin.	*talōnijas
Dative infin.	*talōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*talōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*talō	*talōdā
2nd singular	*talōs	*talōdēs, *talōdōs
3rd singular	*talōþ	*talōdē, *talōdā
1st plural	*talōm	*talōdum
2nd plural	*talōþ	*talōdud
3rd plural	*talōnþ	*talōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*talō	*talōdī
2nd singular	*talōs	*talōdī
3rd singular	*talō	*talōdī
1st plural	*talōm	*talōdīm
2nd plural	*talōþ	*talōdīd
3rd plural	*talōn	*talōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*talō
Plural	*talōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*talōndī	*talōd

Derived terms

• *bitalōn

Descendants

• Old English: talian
  • Middle English: talien, talen
    • English: tale
    • Scots: tale, tail
• Old Frisian: talia
• Old Saxon: talōn
  • Middle Low German: talen
• Old Dutch: *talon
  • Middle Dutch: talen
    • Dutch: talen
    • Limburgish: tale
• Old High German: zalōn
  • Middle High German: zalen
    • Bavarian:

      Cimbrian: zaln

      Mòcheno: zoln

    • German: zahlen