Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/tōlą

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

Alternative forms

• *tōwalą

Etymology

Perhaps from earlier *taudlą, from Proto-Indo-European *dowh₂-dʰlo-m, from *dewh₂- (“to tie to; secure”). If so, equivalent to *tawjaną +‎ *-þlą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɔː.lɑ̃/

Noun

*tōlą n

1. 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 (possibly inherited from Proto-West Germanic, but since the term is not attested in other West Germanic languages, perhaps borrowed from Old Norse)
  • Middle English: tool, tole, tol
    • Scots: tule, tuil
    • English: tool
• Old Norse: tól
  • Icelandic: tól
  • Faroese: tól
  • Norn: tøl
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tol
  • Old Swedish: tōl (in compounds)