Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dalōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *dal (“valley, dale”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*dalōn

  1. to descend, go down
  2. to decrease, decline
  3. to sink

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *dalōn
1st sg. past *dalōdā
Infinitive *dalōn
Genitive infin. *dalōnijas
Dative infin. *dalōnijē
Instrum. infin. *dalōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *dalō *dalōdā
2nd singular *dalōs *dalōdēs, *dalōdōs
3rd singular *dalōþ *dalōdē, *dalōdā
1st plural *dalōm *dalōdum
2nd plural *dalōþ *dalōdud
3rd plural *dalōnþ *dalōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *dalō *dalōdī
2nd singular *dalōs *dalōdī
3rd singular *dalō *dalōdī
1st plural *dalōm *dalōdīm
2nd plural *dalōþ *dalōdīd
3rd plural *dalōn *dalōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *dalō
Plural *dalōþ
Present Past
Participle *dalōndī *dalōd

Descendants

  • Old Frisian: *dalia
    • West Frisian: dale (possibly borrowed from Dutch), taalje (with an unclear initial t-, possibly a high german influence)
  • Old Saxon: *dalōn
  • Old Dutch: *dalon
  • Old High German: *talōn
    • ⇒ Old High German: talōnti (entrenchment)
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