Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiljǭ

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

Nominal formation related to *þelą (floor; deal (of plank)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθil.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*þiljǭ f

  1. board; plank
  2. floorboard; flooring; deck

Inflection

Declension of *þiljǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *þiljǭ *þiljōniz
vocative *þiljǭ *þiljōniz
accusative *þiljōnų *þiljōnunz
genitive *þiljōniz *þiljōnǫ̂
dative *þiljōni *þiljōmaz
instrumental *þiljōnē *þiljōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *þilljā
  • Old Norse: þilja
  • Proto-Finnic: *tëljo (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic: *tiljā (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*þeljōn”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 420