Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/stōlaz

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 *stoh₂los (frame, rack, stand), from *steh₂- (to stand).[1] Cognate with Lithuanian stalas (table), Russian стол (stol, table), Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē, sile, pillar), Lithuanian pastoliai (scaffolding).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔː.lɑz/

Noun

*stōlaz m

  1. stool
  2. throne
  3. chair

Inflection

Declension of *stōlaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *stōlaz *stōlōz, *stōlōs
vocative *stōl *stōlōz, *stōlōs
accusative *stōlą *stōlanz
genitive *stōlas, *stōlis *stōlǫ̂
dative *stōlai *stōlamaz
instrumental *stōlō *stōlamiz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*stōla-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 481