Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dilī
Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dʰelh₁-íh₂s ~ *dʰl̥h₁-ih₂és,[1] from *dʰelh₁- (“to flourish, grow”) + *-ih₂s. Cognate with Latin folium (“leaf”), Middle Irish duille (“leaf”), Welsh dalen (“leaf”), Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “spout”), θάλλω (thállō, “to flourish, grow”), Old Armenian դալար (dalar, “verdant”), Albanian dal (“to sprout”).
Noun
*dilī f[1]
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | *dilī | *diljôz |
| vocative | *dilī | *diljôz |
| accusative | *diljǭ | *diljōz |
| genitive | *diljōz | *diljǫ̂ |
| dative | *diljōi | *diljōmaz |
| instrumental | *diljō | *diljōmiz |
Alternative reconstructions
- *deljǭ, *deljaz
Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *dili, *dellī
- Old Norse: dylla