Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/daliþō

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 *dala- +‎ *-iþō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdɑ.li.θɔː/

Noun

*daliþō f

  1. A dell.

Inflection

Declension of *daliþō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *daliþō *daliþôz
vocative *daliþō *daliþôz
accusative *daliþǭ *daliþōz
genitive *daliþōz *daliþǫ̂
dative *daliþōi *daliþōmaz
instrumental *daliþō *daliþōmiz

Descendants

  • Old Norse: dæld

References

  • Brunstad, Endre, 2001, Det reine språket. Om purisme i dansk, svensk, færøysk og norsk., The University of Bergen, p. 279, 280
  • de Vries, Jan (1977) “dæla f.”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary]‎[1] (in German), 2nd revised edition, Leiden: Brill, page 91f.