Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/dalk

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 *dalkaz, *dulkaz.

Noun

*dalk m

pin, needle
clasp

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*dalk
Genitive	*dalkas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dalk	dalkō, dalkōs
Accusative	*dalk	*dalkā
Genitive	*dalkas	*dalkō
Dative	*dalkē	*dalkum
Instrumental	*dalku	*dalkum

Alternative reconstructions

*dolk

Descendants

Old English: dalc, dolc
- Middle English: dalk, dalke
  - English: dalk, (dialectal) dawk

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