Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/telguz

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

Alternative forms

*telgô
*telgǭ

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *delgʰ- (“to split; carve; hew”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtel.ɣuz/

Noun

*telguz m or f

branch; twig

Inflection

u-stemDeclension of *telguz (u-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*telguz	*tilgiwiz
vocative	*telgu	*tilgiwiz
accusative	*telgų	*telgunz
genitive	*telgauz	*tilgiwǫ̂
dative	*tilgiwi	*telgumaz
instrumental	*telgū	*telgumiz

Related terms

*talgijaną
*tulguz

Derived terms

*telgōną

Descendants

Old English: telgor; telgra; telga; telġe
- Middle English: *telȝer, *tilȝer; *telȝe, *tilȝe, *telwe, *tilwe
  - English: tiller; tillow
Old Frisian: *telch
- West Frisian: telch
Old Saxon: *telgo
- Middle Low German: telge, telch
  - German Low German: Telg
Old Dutch: telg (in placenames)
- Middle Dutch: telch
  - Dutch: telg
    - Afrikaans: telg
Old High German: zelga
- Middle High German: zëlge, zëlch
  - German: Zelge
Old Norse: tjalga