Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/talō

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-éh₂ (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from the root *delH- (“to reckon, aim, adjust, calculate”). Compare Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “trick(ery), deceit; bait”), Hittite talliije/azi (“to pray to, evoke (a deity)”), and Old Armenian տող (toł, “line, row”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.lɔː/

    Noun

    *talō f

    1. narration, report
    2. assessment, judgment
    3. calculation, counting

    Inflection

    Declension of *talō (ō-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *talō *talôz
    vocative *talō *talôz
    accusative *talǭ *talōz
    genitive *talōz *talǫ̂
    dative *talōi *talōmaz
    instrumental *talō *talōmiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*tala-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 508
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