Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/talą

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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 *dolH-o-, from the root *del- (“to reckon, calculate”). Compare *talō, *talkōną, Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “trick(ery), deceit; bait”), Hittite talliije/azi (“to pray to, evoke (a deity)”), and Old Armenian տող (toł, “line, row”).

Noun

*talą n

  1. speech
  2. number

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *talą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *talą *talō
vocative *talą *talō
accusative *talą *talō
genitive *talas, *talis *talǫ̂
dative *talai *talamaz
instrumental *talō *talamiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *tal
    • Old English: tæl
    • Old Dutch: *tal
  • Old Norse: tal

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*tala-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 508
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