Reconstruction:Old Dutch/dalon

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *dalōn. Equivalent to dal (“valley”) +‎ -on.

Verb

*dalon

  1. to descend
  2. to decrease, to drop

Inflection

Conjugation of *dalon (weak class 2)
infinitive *dalon
indicative present past
1st person singular *dalo, *dalon *daloda
2nd person singular *dalos *dalodos
3rd person singular *dalot *daloda
1st person plural *dalon *dalodon
2nd person plural *dalot *dalodot
3rd person plural *dalont *dalodon
subjunctive present past
1st person singular *dale *dalodi
2nd person singular *dalis *dalodis
3rd person singular *dale *dalodi
1st person plural *dalin *dalodin
2nd person plural *dalit *dalodit
3rd person plural *dalin *dalodin
imperative present
singular *dalo
plural *dalot
participle present past
*dalondi *dalot, *gidalot

Descendants

  • Middle Dutch: dālen
    • Dutch: dalen
      • Afrikaans: daal
    • Limburgish: dale, daole
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