Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/teldaną

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 edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Possibly derived from Proto-Indo-European *delH- (to flatten, spread out), with an extension -dʰ-, maybe *dʰeh₁- (to put), giving *delHdʰh₁- (to put flat).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*teldaną

  1. to cover

Inflection edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *teldan
  • Norwegian: tjalða (a weak verb, possibly from *teldōną instead)

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