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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tōlą
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Proto-Germanic
Alternative forms
- *tōwalą
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *dewh₂- (“to tie to; secure”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɔː.lɑ̃/
Noun
*tōlą n
- tool
Inflection
| neuter a-stemDeclension of *tōlą (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *tōlą | *tōlō | |
| vocative | *tōlą | *tōlō | |
| accusative | *tōlą | *tōlō | |
| genitive | *tōlas, *tōlis | *tōlǫ̂ | |
| dative | *tōlai | *tōlamaz | |
| instrumental | *tōlō | *tōlamiz | |
Related terms
- *tawjaną
Descendants
- Old English: tōl
- Middle English: tool, tole, tol
- Scots: tule, tuil
- English: tool
- Middle English: tool, tole, tol
- Old Norse: tól
- Icelandic: tól
- Faroese: tól
- Norn: tøl
- Norwegian Nynorsk: tol
- Old Swedish: tōl (in compounds)