Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dailą

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 *dʰaylom, *dʰayl- (“part, watershed”). Cognate with *dailiz, *dailǭ.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑi̯.lɑ̃/

Noun

*dailą n

  1. part, portion, deal

Inflection

Declension of *dailą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *dailą *dailō
vocative *dailą *dailō
accusative *dailą *dailō
genitive *dailas, *dailis *dailǫ̂
dative *dailai *dailamaz
instrumental *dailō *dailamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: dāl
  • Old Frisian: dēl
    • Saterland Frisian: Deel
    • West Frisian: diel
  • Old Saxon: dēl, deil
  • Old Dutch: *dēl, deil
  • Old High German: teil
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