Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/tolnu
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
Uncertain. Possibly derived from Proto-Germanic *tullaz (“that which is counted, reckoning”), from Proto-Indo-European *dol- (“calculation”). Alternatively a borrowing from Latin telōnēum (“toll booth, custom house”).
Noun edit
*tolnu f
Inflection edit
| ō-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *tolnu | |
| Genitive | *tolnā | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *tolnu | *tolnō |
| Accusative | *tolnā | *tolnā |
| Genitive | *tolnā | *tolnō |
| Dative | *tolnē | *tolnōm, *tolnum |
| Instrumental | *tolnu | *tolnōm, *tolnum |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Note: Most daughter languages conflated the descendants of *tolnu and *toll.