Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dailǭ

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 *dʰayleh₂, from *dʰayl- (part, watershed). See *dailiz for more.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑi̯.lɔ̃ː/

Noun

*dailǭ f[1]

  1. part, portion, deal, division

Inflection

Declension of *dailǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dailǭ *dailōniz
vocative *dailǭ *dailōniz
accusative *dailōnų *dailōnunz
genitive *dailōniz *dailōnǫ̂
dative *dailōni *dailōmaz
instrumental *dailōnē *dailōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: deila
    • Icelandic: deila
    • Faroese: deila
    • Norwegian Bokmål: dele
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: dela
    • Old Gutnish: deila
    • Old Swedish: dēla
    • Norwegian: del
    • Danish: del, dele
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌰 (daila)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003), “*dailō(n)”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 67