Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/þullaz
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editUnknown. Comparisons to Ancient Greek τύλος (túlos, “callus; knot; knob; trenail”), τύλη (túlē, “callus; hump; pad, cushion”), Proto-Slavic *tylъ, Lithuanian tulis (“axle nail”) are prone to coincidence. Looking particularly on Sanskrit तूल (tūla, “tuft of grass or reeds”) to which those words are put one would like to see a relation with German Tolle, Dolle (“tuft of hair”) and the related Dolde (“corymb”) understanding English rowlock as not from lock (“closing implement”) but lock (“tuft of hair”) but this is likewise easily coincidental.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*þullaz m
Inflection
editmasculine a-stemDeclension of *þullaz (masculine a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *þullaz | *þullōz, *þullōs | |
vocative | *þull | *þullōz, *þullōs | |
accusative | *þullą | *þullanz | |
genitive | *þullas, *þullis | *þullǫ̂ | |
dative | *þullai | *þullamaz | |
instrumental | *þullō | *þullamiz |
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *þoll
- Old Norse: þollr
Further reading
edit- “Dolle” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “tolet”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.