Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dōlijō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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 *dʰel- (“an arch, vault, bend, curve”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɔː.li.jɔˑ/

Noun

*dōlijō f

a hollow; depression; valley

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *dōlijō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dōlijō	*dōlijôz
vocative	*dōlijō	*dōlijôz
accusative	*dōlijǭ	*dōlijōz
genitive	*dōlijōz	*dōlijǫ̂
dative	*dōlijōi	*dōlijōmaz
instrumental	*dōlijō	*dōlijōmiz

Derived terms

*dōlijaz

Related terms

*dalą
*dulaz/*dulą
*duljō

Descendants

Old Frisian: dōle
- West Frisian: dôle, dôl
Old Saxon: *dōlia
- Middle Low German: dôle, dolle, dôlt
  - German Low German: Döle, Dööl
  - Low German: döle
Old Dutch: *dōla, *duola
- Middle Dutch: doele, doel
  - Dutch: doel
Old High German: dōla, tuola, tuolla
- Middle High German: tole, tüele
  - German: Düle, Tüle
Old Norse: dœl; dól
- Icelandic: dæl
- Norwegian: døl