Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þiljǭ

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 *tel- (“flat; board, plank”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈθil.jɔ̃ː/

Noun

*þiljǭ f

board; plank
floorboard; flooring; deck

Inflection

ōn-stemDeclension of *þiljǭ (ōn-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*þiljǭ	*þiljōniz
vocative	*þiljǭ	*þiljōniz
accusative	*þiljōnų	*þiljōnunz
genitive	*þiljōniz	*þiljōnǫ̂
dative	*þiljōni	*þiljōmaz
instrumental	*þiljōnē	*þiljōmiz

Related terms

*þelą

Descendants

Old English: þille
- Middle English: thille, thylle
  - Scots: thill
  - English: thill
Old Frisian: thille, tile
- North Frisian: tel
- Saterland Frisian: Toal
- West Frisian: telle
Old Saxon: thili
- Middle Low German: dēle
  - German Low German: Deel
  - → Middle English: dele
    - English: deal
Old Dutch: *thili
- Middle Dutch: dele, deel
  - Dutch: deel
    - West Frisian: dealje
Old High German: dilla
- Middle High German: dille, tille
  - German: Diele
  - Luxembourgish: Dill
Old Norse: þilja
- Icelandic: þilja
- Faroese: tilja
- Norwegian: tilje
- Swedish: tilja
- Danish: tilje
- Westrobothnian: tili (< *þil f < *þiljō)
→ Proto-Finnic: *teljo
- Finnish: teljo
→ Proto-Samic: *tiljā