Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/pullaz

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 *bl̥nos (“bog, marsh”). Cognate with Lithuanian balà (“bog; marsh; swamp; pool”), Latvian bala (“a muddly, treeless depression”), Russian боло́то (bolóto, “swamp; bog; marsh”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈpul.lɑz/
    • Rhymes: -ul.lɑz

    Noun

    *pullaz m

    1. pool, puddle
      Synonym: *pōlaz
    2. ditch, creek

    Inflection

    Declension of *pullaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *pullaz *pullōz, *pullōs
    vocative *pull *pullōz, *pullōs
    accusative *pullą *pullanz
    genitive *pullas, *pullis *pullǫ̂
    dative *pullai *pullamaz
    instrumental *pullō *pullamiz

    Derived terms

    • *pullijaz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *pull
    • Old Norse: pollr

    Probably via either Old English or Old Norse are:

    • → Proto-Brythonic: *pull
      • Old Breton: Pul-Bili (place name)
        • Middle Breton: pul, poul, poull
          • Breton: poull
      • Old Cornish: pol
      • Middle Welsh: pwll
    • → Middle Irish: poll
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