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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/talōn

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 *talōną. Equivalent to *talu (calculation) + *-ōn.

Verb

*talōn[1]

  1. to calculate
  2. to consider

Inflection

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

  • Old English: talian
    • Middle English: talien, talen
  • Old Frisian: talia
  • Old Saxon: talōn
  • Old Dutch: *talon
  • Old High German: zalōn

References

  1. 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
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