Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þehslō

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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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ-ló-s, or *tétḱ-dʰlo-m, with cluster simplification, both from *tetḱ- (to cut, hew; to create). Cognate with Old Irish tál (adze), Proto-Slavic *tesla (adze).

Pronunciation

Noun

*þehslō f[1]

  1. adze
    Synonym: *adisô

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *þehslō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þehslō *þehslôz
vocative *þehslō *þehslôz
accusative *þehslǭ *þehslōz
genitive *þehslōz *þehslǫ̂
dative *þehslōi *þehslōmaz
instrumental *þehslō *þehslōmiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þexs(a)lōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 419