Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talōn
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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 *talōną. Equivalent to *talu (“calculation”) + *-ōn.
Verb edit
*talōn[1]
Inflection edit
| Class 2 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *talōn | |
| 1st sg. past | *talōdā | |
| Infinitive | *talōn | |
| Genitive infin. | *talōnijas | |
| Dative infin. | *talōnijē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *talōniju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *talō | *talōdā |
| 2nd singular | *talōs | *talōdēs, *talōdōs |
| 3rd singular | *talōþ | *talōdē, *talōdā |
| 1st plural | *talōm | *talōdum |
| 2nd plural | *talōþ | *talōdud |
| 3rd plural | *talōnþ | *talōdun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *talō | *talōdī |
| 2nd singular | *talōs | *talōdī |
| 3rd singular | *talō | *talōdī |
| 1st plural | *talōm | *talōdīm |
| 2nd plural | *talōþ | *talōdīd |
| 3rd plural | *talōn | *talōdīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *talō | |
| Plural | *talōþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *talōndī | *talōd |
Descendants edit
- Old English: talian
- Old Frisian: talia
- Old Saxon: talōn
- Middle Low German: talen
- Old Dutch: *talon
- Old High German: zalōn
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 190: “PWGmc *talōn”