Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/turtiladūbā

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 *turtilā (turtledove) +‎ *dūbā (dove, pigeon).

Noun

*turtiladūbā f

  1. turtle dove

Inflection

ōn-stem
Singular
Nominative *turtiladūbā
Genitive *turtiladūbōn
Singular Plural
Nominative *turtiladūbā *turtiladūbōn
Accusative *turtiladūbōn *turtiladūbōn
Genitive *turtiladūbōn *turtiladūbōnō
Dative *turtiladūbōn *turtiladūbōm, *turtiladūbum
Instrumental *turtiladūbōn *turtiladūbōm, *turtiladūbum

Descendants

  • Old English: *turtildūfe
    • Middle English: turtildove, turteldoufe
  • Old Saxon: *turtildūva, *turtaldūva
    • Middle Low German: turteldūve, turtelduve, tarteldūve, tartelduve, terdeldūve, tirteldūve
      • German Low German: Turtelduuv
      • Danish: turteldue
      • Norwegian:
        Norwegian Bokmål: turteldue
        Norwegian Nynorsk: turteldue
      • Swedish: turturduva
      • Icelandic: turtildúfa
      • Faroese: turtildúgva
  • Old Dutch: turtuldūva
    • Middle Dutch: tortelduve, turtelduve
  • Old High German: turtultūba, turtulatūba, turtiltūba
    • Middle High German: turteltūbe, türteltūbe