Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tagl

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 *taglą n.

Noun

*tagl m

(of an animal) tail

Declension

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*tagl
Genitive	*taglas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*tagl	taglō, taglōs
Accusative	*tagl	*taglā
Genitive	*taglas	*taglō
Dative	*taglē	*taglum
Instrumental	*taglu	*taglum

Synonyms

*stert

Descendants

Old English: tæġl, tæġel
- Middle English: teil, tayl, tail
  - English: tail
  - Scots: tail, tale
Old Frisian: *teil
- Saterland Frisian: Tail
- West Frisian: teil
Old Saxon: *tagal
- Middle Low German: tagel
  - Low German: Tagel (“club, whip”)
Old Dutch: *tagal, *tegil, *teil (in toponyms)
- Middle Dutch: tale, tael, *teil
  - Dutch: teil, taal (rare)
    - ⇒ oogtaal (“eyelash”)
  - West Flemish: teil
Old High German: zagal, zagel, zagil
- Middle High German: zagel, zail, zeil
  - German: Zagel (“tail, whip, penis”) (dialectal)

Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tagl

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Proto-West Germanic

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Noun

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