Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dal

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

From Proto-Germanic *dalą.

Noun edit

*dal n or m

valley, dale

Inflection edit

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dal
Genitive	*dalas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dal	*dalu
Accusative	*dal	*dalu
Genitive	*dalas	*dalō
Dative	*dalē	*dalum
Instrumental	*dalu	*dalum

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dal
Genitive	*dalas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dal	dalō, dalōs
Accusative	*dal	*dalā
Genitive	*dalas	*dalō
Dative	*dalē	*dalum
Instrumental	*dalu	*dalum

Descendants edit

Old English: dæl n
- Middle English: dale, dæle, deale
  - English: dale
  - Scots: dale, daal
Old Frisian: *dal, del n
- North Frisian: dal, dalle, dol
- Saterland Frisian: Doal
- West Frisian: delle (<? *dalljā)
Old Saxon: dal n
- Middle Low German: dal
  - Low German: dal, daal
    - German Low German: Daal
Old Dutch: dal n
- Middle Dutch: dal
  - Dutch: dal
    - Afrikaans: dal
  - Limburgish: daal
Old High German: tal m or n
- Middle High German: tal
  - Alemannic German: Tall
  - German: Tal
  - Hunsrik: Daal
  - Luxembourgish: Dall
  - Mòcheno: tol
  - Pennsylvania German: Daal
  - Yiddish: טאָל (tol)
→? Middle Welsh: dol