Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/talō

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 *dol-éh₂ (“reckoning, calculation, fraud”), from the root *del- (“to reckon, calculate”). Compare Ancient Greek δόλος (dólos, “trick(ery), deceit; bait”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtɑ.lɔː/

Noun

*talō f

narration, report
assessment, judgment
calculation, counting

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *talō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*talō	*talôz
vocative	*talō	*talôz
accusative	*talǭ	*talōz
genitive	*talōz	*talǫ̂
dative	*talōi	*talōmaz
instrumental	*talō	*talōmiz

Derived terms

*taljaną
*talōną

Related terms

*talą
*talkōną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *talu
- Old English: talu
  - Middle English: tale, tal, talle; taile, taille
    - English: tale
    - Scots: tale
    - Yola: taale
- Old Frisian: tale, tele
  - Saterland Frisian: Taal
  - West Frisian: taal
- Old Saxon: tala
  - Middle Low German: tāle, tal
    - German Low German: Tahl, Tall
- Old Dutch: *tala
  - Middle Dutch: tāle
    - Dutch: taal
      - Afrikaans: taal
    - West Flemish: toale
- Old High German: zala
  - Middle High German: zale
    - German: Zahl
    - Hunsrik: Zaal
    - Luxembourgish: Zuel
    - Vilamovian: caoł
    - Yiddish: צאָל‎ (tsol)
Old Norse: tala
- Icelandic: tala
- Faroese: tala
- Norwegian: tale
- Old Swedish: tala
  - Swedish: tala
- Danish: tale