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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *dalą.

Noun

*dal n or m

1. valley, dale

Inflection

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

• 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