Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talōn

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 Proto-Germanic *talōną. Equivalent to *talu (“calculation”) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

*talōn^[1]

to calculate
to consider

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive	*talōn
1st sg. past	*talōdā
Infinitive	*talōn
Genitive infin.	*talōnijas
Dative infin.	*talōnijē
Instrum. infin.	*talōniju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*talō	*talōdā
2nd singular	*talōs	talōdēs, talōdōs
3rd singular	*talōþ	talōdē, talōdā
1st plural	*talōm	*talōdum
2nd plural	*talōþ	*talōdud
3rd plural	*talōnþ	*talōdun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*talō	*talōdī
2nd singular	*talōs	*talōdī
3rd singular	*talō	*talōdī
1st plural	*talōm	*talōdīm
2nd plural	*talōþ	*talōdīd
3rd plural	*talōn	*talōdīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*talō
Plural	*talōþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*talōndī	*talōd

Derived terms

*bitalōn

Descendants

Old English: talian
- Middle English: talien, talen
  - English: tale
  - Scots: tale, tail
Old Frisian: talia
Old Saxon: talōn
- Middle Low German: talen
Old Dutch: *talon
- Middle Dutch: talen
  - Dutch: talen
  - Limburgish: tale
Old High German: zalōn
- Middle High German: zalen
  - Bavarian:
    Cimbrian: zaln
    
    Mòcheno: zoln
  - German: zahlen

References

^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190: “PWGmc *talōn”

[1] Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190: “PWGmc *talōn”

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