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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/talōną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *del-, *dol- (to aim, calculate, adjust). Equivalent to *talō (narration, calculation) + *-ōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑ.lɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*talōną[1][2]

  1. to tell, speak, recount
  2. to count, to reckon

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *talōn
    • Old English: talian
      • Middle English: talien, talen
    • Old Frisian: talia
    • Old Saxon: talōn
    • Old Dutch: *talon
    • Old High German: zalōn
  • Old Norse: tala

References

  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*talōjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 508
  2. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*talōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 400
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