Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talljan
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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 *taljaną. Equivalent to *tal (“number, amount”) + *-jan.
Verb edit
*talljan[1]
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *talljan | |
| 1st sg. past | *taldā | |
| Infinitive | *talljan | |
| Genitive infin. | *talljannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *talljannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *talljannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *tallju | *taldā |
| 2nd singular | *talisi | *taldēs, *taldōs |
| 3rd singular | *taliþi | *taldē, *taldā |
| 1st plural | *talljum | *taldum |
| 2nd plural | *taliþ | *taldud |
| 3rd plural | *talljanþ | *taldun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *talljē | *taldī |
| 2nd singular | *talljēs | *taldī |
| 3rd singular | *talljē | *taldī |
| 1st plural | *talljēm | *taldīm |
| 2nd plural | *talljēþ | *taldīd |
| 3rd plural | *talljēn | *taldīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *tali | |
| Plural | *taliþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *talljandī | *tald |
Descendants edit
- Old English: tellan
- Old Frisian: tella
- Old Saxon: tellian
- Old Dutch: tellen
- Old High German: zellen, zellan
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 238: “PWGmc *talʲlʲan”